Digital object routing
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a digital object to be forwarded on a network, the digital object including a specified quality of service;
determining a quality of at least one link on the network; and
routing the digital object on the network based at least in part on at least one of the quality of the at least one link and/or the desired quality of service.
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Abstract
A digital object may be routed via a network. Routing of a digital object may be based in part on link quality on the network and/or a desired level of quality and/or service.
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64 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a digital object to be forwarded on a network, the digital object including a specified quality of service;
determining a quality of at least one link on the network; and
routing the digital object on the network based at least in part on at least one of the quality of the at least one link and/or the desired quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a destination node to transmit a digital object from a source node to the destination node via a network, the request including a specified quality of service;
adding a payload to the digital object;
adding specified quality of service information to the digital object; and
forwarding the digital object according to the specified quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a digital object to be forwarded on a network, the digital object including a specified quality of service;
means for determining a quality of at least one link on the network; and
means for routing the digital object on the network based at least in part on at least one of the quality of the at least one link and/or the desired quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a destination node to transmit a digital object from a source node to the destination node via a network, the request including a specified quality of service;
means for adding a payload to the digital object;
means for adding the specified quality of service to the digital object; and
means for forwarding the digital object according to the specified quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising a computing platform, the computing platform being adapted to:
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receive a digital object to be forwarded on a network, the digital object including a specified quality of service;
determine a quality of at least one link on the network; and
route the digital object on the network based at least in part on at least one of the quality of the at least one link and/or the specified quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus comprising a computing platform, the computing platform being adapted to:
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receive a request from a destination node to transmit a digital object from a source node to the destination node via a network, the request including a specified quality of service;
add a payload to the digital object;
add the specified quality of service to the digital object; and
forward the digital object according to the specified quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing platform, result in the routing of a digital object by:
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receiving the digital object to be forwarded on a network, the digital object including a specified quality of service;
determining a quality of at least one link on the network; and
routing the digital object on the network based at least in part on at least one of the quality of the at least one link and/or the desired quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing platform, result in the routing of a digital object by:
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receiving a request from a destination node to transmit a digital object from a source node to the destination node via a network, the request including a specified quality of service;
adding a payload to the digital object;
adding the specified quality of service to the digital object; and
forwarding the digital object according to the specified quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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