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

摘要

Implementations described and claimed herein provide a system and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks. In one implementation, a virtual network representative of at least a first provider network is established having at least one interconnection point where network traffic is exchanged between the first provider network and a second provider network and having at least one provider edge port and at least one potential interconnection point. A measurement of a bandwidth between the at least one provider edge port and the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A measurement of a distance between the at least one provider edge port and a geographically closest of the at least one potential interconnection point or the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A network load indication for the first provider network as a function of the bandwidth measurement and the distance measurement is obtained.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a virtual network representative of at least a first provider network, the virtual network with at least one interconnection point where network traffic is exchanged between the first provider network and a second provider network, the virtual network with at least one provider edge port where the first provider network connects to a third party network, the virtual network with at least one potential interconnection point where the first provider network is configurable for exchanging traffic with the second provider network; obtaining a measurement of a bandwidth of network traffic between the at least one provider edge port and the at least one interconnection point, wherein the bandwidth is measured based on a percentage of sampled bandwidth usage;
obtaining a measurement of a distance between the at least one provider edge port and a geographically closest point, the geographically closest point being the closest in geographical distance to the at least one provider edge port of either the at least one potential interconnection point or an assigned interconnection point;obtaining a network load indication for the first provider network as a function of the bandwidth measurement and the distance measurement; anddetecting a network load balance between the network load indication and a network load indication of the second provider network.