Patent ID: 7710879

Claim:
A method for improving the quality of packet streams transmitted between a first endpoint and a second endpoint via a router in a network comprising the steps of: a. monitoring a first packet stream for quality, wherein the first packet stream is transmitted from the first endpoint to the second endpoint; b. creating a feedback report, wherein the feedback report describes a quality of the first packet stream; c. including the feedback report in a second packet stream, wherein the second packet stream is transmitted from the second endpoint to the first endpoint; d. creating a forward report based on the feedback report; e. including the forward report in the first packet stream, wherein at least a portion of the first packet stream is transmitted along a route from the first endpoint toward the second endpoint; and f. at the router determining, based on the forward report, whether a different route should be used; wherein said router is located in said network intermediate said first endpoint and said second endpoint.