Patent ID: 8060606

Claim:
A method, comprising: obtaining real-time information related to network traffic traveling through a network; maintaining a database of historical data related to historical network traffic; comparing the historical data related to the historical network traffic to the real-time information related to the network traffic; determining if changes exist between the historical network traffic and the real-time information related to the network traffic; and, in response to an outcome of the determining step being indicative of a change greater than a threshold, performing the steps of: generating a traffic report containing the changes in the network traffic based on the real-time information, the changes comprising one or more of a change in response time, a change in traffic congestion, a change in available bandwidth, a change in available capacity, a change in traffic pattern, a change in latency time, or a change in latency speed, and transmitting the traffic report to a plurality of entities that manage routing of network traffic, each entity of the plurality of entities having an Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein each entity of the plurality of entities maintains a respective database comprising historical measures of network traffic used by default in determining traffic conditions and in providing routing directions, wherein each entity of the plurality of entities utilizes the traffic report to update the respective database with data from the traffic report as real-time information related to the network traffic, to derive routing directions through the network and respond to changes to the real-time information related to the network traffic, and wherein the traffic report is tailored to a geographical region in which respective entities are located.