Systems and methods for identifying and remedying traffic imbalances and inequities between networks

摘要

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks using enriched network traffic flow data. In one implementation, network traffic flow data representative of network traffic exchanged between a first provider network and a second provider network is generated. The network traffic flow data is enriched using at least one enrichment feed. A network load indication for the first provider network is calculated using the enriched network traffic flow data. The network load indication is a function of a bandwidth measurement and a distance measurement.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating network traffic flow data representative of network traffic exchanged between a first provider network and a second provider network; enriching the network traffic flow data using at least one enrichment feed; calculating a network load indication for the first provider network using the enriched network traffic flow data, the network load indication being a function of a bandwidth measurement and a distance measurement, wherein the bandwidth measurement is based on a percentage of sampled bandwidth usage, and wherein the first provider network includes at least one provider edge port where the first provider network connects to a third party network and at least one interconnection point where the network traffic is exchanged between the first provider network and the second provider network, the bandwidth measurement being based on a measurement of a bandwidth between the at least one provider edge port and the at least one interconnection point and the distance measurement being based on a measurement of a distance between the at least one provider edge port and a geographically closest point.