Patent ID: 7610401

Claim:
A method of relaying traffic from a source to a targeted destination in a communications network, said method comprising the steps of: providing a first network adapter and at least one second network adapter each providing access to a network having a plurality of destinations; providing a first routing table which defines a first default destination individually associated with the first network adapter, such that the first network adapter is listed as an interface for the first default destination; providing at least one second routing table defining a second default destination, wherein the second default destination is individually associated with the at least one second network adapter, such that the at least one second network adapter is listed as an interface for the second default destination; and relaying said traffic from the source to the targeted destination using one of the network adapters, wherein the step of relaying further comprises selecting one of the first or second routing tables, such that by selecting the first routing table, the first network adapter is accessed as a default destination route, and by selecting the second routing table, the second network adapter is accessed as a default destination route; wherein each of the first and second routing tables comprises specific destinations that only point to another routing table.