Geo-intelligent traffic manager
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1. A method for routing network traffic, comprising:
- receiving the network traffic;
determining a destination for the network traffic;
obtaining geographic information on one of a source or the destination associated with the network traffic from a map of the network, the map being produced as a result of;
determining a route through the network which includes one of the destination or source;
deriving a geographic location of any intermediate hosts contained within the route through the network;
analyzing the route and the geographic locations of any intermediate hosts;
determining the geographic location of the source or destination; and
storing the geographic location in the map; and
directing the network traffic to a desired destination based on the geographic location of the source or destination.
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Abstract
A traffic manager (30) determines the geographic locations of end points on Internet traffic and routes the traffic in the most efficient manner. A set of analyzers may be disposed to analyze the network, such as the geographic locations of nodes in the network, latency times and speed between nodes, available bandwidth, etc. The traffic manager obtains this intelligence on the network from the analyzers and routes traffic accordingly. The traffic manager considers not only the most direct route but also considers the speed, available bandwidth, and reliability of the routing.
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1. A method for routing network traffic, comprising:
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receiving the network traffic;
determining a destination for the network traffic;
obtaining geographic information on one of a source or the destination associated with the network traffic from a map of the network, the map being produced as a result of;
determining a route through the network which includes one of the destination or source;
deriving a geographic location of any intermediate hosts contained within the route through the network;
analyzing the route and the geographic locations of any intermediate hosts;
determining the geographic location of the source or destination; and
storing the geographic location in the map; and
directing the network traffic to a desired destination based on the geographic location of the source or destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for routing network traffic, comprising:
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receiving the network traffic;
determining a destination for the network traffic;
obtaining intelligence on the network from a map of the network, the map being produced as a result of;
determining at least one route through the network which includes the destination;
identifying any intermediate hosts contained within the route between a source of the network traffic and the destination;
analyzing interconnections between nodes in the network; and
storing results of the analyzing in the map; and
directing the network traffic to a desired destination based on the intelligence on the network stored in the map. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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