Patent ID: 9178807
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a controller device for a software defined network, data from network devices in the software defined network indicative of connections between the network devices in the software defined network; in response to receiving the data, determining, by the controller device, one or more paths for network traffic between the network devices based on the data indicative of the connections; and programming, by the controller device, the network devices to direct network traffic along the one or more paths, wherein determining the one or more paths comprises: determining a loss-sensitive network application; determining a network location of a monitoring service device for monitoring packet loss, congestion, and latency; and forming at least one of the one or more paths associated with the loss-sensitive network application such that the path includes the monitoring service device.