A method for optimizing inbound traffic for a network, the method comprising: designating, by a computer network (102, 202), a geographic area to a particular component of the computer network (102, 202); wherein a network device of the computer network (102, 202) performs the steps of: storing, said geographic area of the particular component of the computer network(102, 202), wherein the particular component is physically located within the geographic area; obtaining geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and a plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein each of the connections (232, 234, 236) is physically located within a said geographic area (208, 210) obtained for the connections, and wherein the end user accesses the computer network through one or more of the plurality of access networks; comparing the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) and the geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and the plurality of access networks (204, 206) to determine a first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein the first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206) comprises the one or more access networks that connect to the computer network (102, 202) in the same geographic area as the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202); and transmitting a preferred access path for the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) to the first subset of the plurality of access networks; wherein the particular component of the computer network provides content to an end user based on the preferred access path. designating, by a computer network (102, 202), a geographic area to a particular component of the computer network (102, 202); wherein a network device of the computer network (102, 202) performs the steps of: storing, said geographic area of the particular component of the computer network(102, 202), wherein the particular component is physically located within the geographic area; obtaining geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and a plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein each of the connections (232, 234, 236) is physically located within a said geographic area (208, 210) obtained for the connections, and wherein the end user accesses the computer network through one or more of the plurality of access networks; comparing the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) and the geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and the plurality of access networks (204, 206) to determine a first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein the first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206) comprises the one or more access networks that connect to the computer network (102, 202) in the same geographic area as the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202); and transmitting a preferred access path for the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) to the first subset of the plurality of access networks; storing, said geographic area of the particular component of the computer network(102, 202), wherein the particular component is physically located within the geographic area; obtaining geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and a plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein each of the connections (232, 234, 236) is physically located within a said geographic area (208, 210) obtained for the connections, and wherein the end user accesses the computer network through one or more of the plurality of access networks; comparing the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) and the geographic areas (208, 210) for each connection (232, 234, 236) between the computer network (102, 202) and the plurality of access networks (204, 206) to determine a first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206), wherein the first subset of the plurality of access networks (204, 206) comprises the one or more access networks that connect to the computer network (102, 202) in the same geographic area as the geographic area of the particular component of the computer network (102, 202); and transmitting a preferred access path for the particular component of the computer network (102, 202) to the first subset of the plurality of access networks; wherein the particular component of the computer network provides content to an end user based on the preferred access path.