Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-path routing
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Application No.: US14861934Application Date: 2015-09-22
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Publication No.: US10044604B1Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Nathan Lee Burns , Bin Wang , Scott Wright Heath
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/707
- IPC: H04L12/707 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L12/927 ; H04L12/26 ; H04L12/801

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically routing packets using multi-flow and multi-path multiplexing connections. A first computing device and second computing device communicate via a plurality of data flows, which may be routed across various network paths. Each flow is defined by a set of network addresses, a set of ports, and a protocol specification, such as UDP. The second device sends information to the first device regarding the various data flows. The first device may send probing packets to facilitate collecting data flow information. Information may include latency, packet loss, and other values. Based on the information received, the first device may select or prioritize data flows to mitigate congestion, and address performance criteria. The first device may also transmit information regarding selected data flows to other devices, allowing the other devices to utilize a selected data flow even if they lack multiplexing capability.
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