Traffic routing based on geophysical location
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1. A method comprising:
- determining that a network traffic routing event has occurred on a network having a network backbone and a plurality of network devices dispersed over a geographic area, said network traffic routing event comprising increasing priority to a specific content type, said network devices being capable of routing traffic within said network;
determining a geographic perimeter for said network traffic routing event, said geographic perimeter being defined by a point and a perimeter;
identifying a subset of network devices within said geographic perimeter, said subset of network devices corresponding to said portion of said network; and
sending a communication to said subset of network devices to route traffic based on said network traffic routing event.
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Abstract
Applications requiring multiple network devices may use geophysical information about the nodes to route traffic. Each device attached to a network may have both a network address and a geophysical location. When an application requires the use of multiple devices, for example restricting content or services in a certain area or for prioritizing content or services in an area, the devices are identified and used based on their geophysical location rather than network addresses.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining that a network traffic routing event has occurred on a network having a network backbone and a plurality of network devices dispersed over a geographic area, said network traffic routing event comprising increasing priority to a specific content type, said network devices being capable of routing traffic within said network; determining a geographic perimeter for said network traffic routing event, said geographic perimeter being defined by a point and a perimeter; identifying a subset of network devices within said geographic perimeter, said subset of network devices corresponding to said portion of said network; and sending a communication to said subset of network devices to route traffic based on said network traffic routing event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A host device comprising:
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a connection to a network backbone; a controller in communication with a plurality of network devices through said connection, each of said plurality of network devices having geophysical location information and a network address, said network devices being capable of routing traffic within said network; said controller adapted to; determine that a network traffic routing event has occurred, said network traffic routing event comprising a change to priority for a specific content type within a portion of a network; determine a geographic perimeter for said network traffic routing event, said geographic perimeter being defined by a point and a perimeter; identify a subset of network devices within said geographic perimeter; change traffic routing on said subset of network devices based on said network traffic routing event. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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