Patent ID: 8923314

Claim:
A system for routing data in a network, the system comprising: a memory that stores instructions; a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending a first instruction to an anycast router associated with the network, wherein the first instruction signals the anycast router to statically route outbound traffic related to a network service to a first service node associated with an anycast address; instructing a service node router to send a router advertisement to the network announcing that the service node router is a next best hop for data traffic that is bound for customer endpoints having internet protocol addresses that include prefixes that communicate with the network via the anycast router; and sending a second instruction to the anycast router after detection of a change in a network condition of the network, wherein the second instruction signals the anycast router to route outbound traffic related to the network service to a second service node associated with the anycast address.