Method for applying macro-controls onto IP networks using intelligent route indexing

US9397924B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• John T. Mulligan · Brick, US
• Han Q. Nguyen · Marlboro, US
• Samir Saad · Waretown, US
• Jacobus Van der Merwe · New Providence, US
• Simon S. Zelingher · Morganville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 19, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L45/123
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described that manage routing information in an IP network using extensible indexing and use the indexing to control the network. The indexing and associated controls apply to any router within the routing domain.