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Method and apparatus for data routing, delivery, and authentication in a packet data network

  • US 6,181,692 B1
  • Filed: 09/03/1998
  • Issued: 01/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for expediting transmission of data in a packet-oriented data network, comprising steps of:

  • (a) receiving at a source server a request from a client station to transmit data to a specific destination;

    (b) spawning an executable software agent associated with the data at a source server;

    (c) providing the software agent with at least minimal destination information for the data;

    (d) transmitting the agent in lieu of the data associated with the agent by one or more routes to the destination;

    (e) collecting information on the one or more routes by the agent at nodes along the routes to the destination; and

    (f) determining a best route using the information collected by the agent. (g) uploading by the source server from the client station the data to be transmitted after the agent process is complete.

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