System and method for auditing route parameters in a network
US8089891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0062
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a collector module configured to collect route parameters from a selected node of a plurality of nodes in the network, wherein the route parameters from the selected node are indicative of a first route to a destination address and a second route to the destination address; and a route processor configured to determine a first intermediate node along the first route communicatively coupled to the destination address and a second intermediate node along the first route communicatively coupled to the destination address, based at least in part on the collected route parameters. A method includes collecting route parameters from a first intermediate node and a second intermediate node that can be configured to communicatively couple a source node to the destination node, determining at least a first route through the first intermediate node and a second route through the second intermediate node, and determining which route among the first route and the second route is optimal according to one or more criteria.
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