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Method and system for dynamic traffic prioritization

  • US 9,876,721 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2015
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • electronically monitoring traffic in a communication network;

    determining when traffic utilization on a communication link between an edge router and a primary proxy server in the communication network exceeds a predetermined threshold;

    initiating dynamic traffic prioritization;

    categorizing traffic on the communication link into a plurality of priority categories of traffic;

    redirecting traffic associated with a priority category of traffic of the plurality of priority categories of traffic to a first alternate Internet Protocol address assigned to a first alternate proxy server; and

    providing priority to the traffic destined to the first alternate Internet Protocol address on the edge router, wherein a second alternate Internet Protocol address assigned to the first alternate proxy server is used after a predetermined period of time to redirect the traffic associated with the priority category of traffic.

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