SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING PACKETS IN A WIRED OR WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

A system and method for routing packets over wireless and wired networks is presented. The system employs an attribute routing scheme that routes communication packets that include objects containing network optimization parameters that are used to control the physical links in the network. The routing transport protocol is logically separated from the objects that are routed, which allows objects having new optimization parameters beyond the conventional network topology parameters or network link parameters to be defined and propagated throughout the network. Additionally, new dynamic routing objects of arbitrary size can be defined that have a customizable update period. These dynamic routing objects are propagated through the network based on their respective custom update periods. The system also includes a feature that enables exponential backoff in the custom update periods. Updates may also be linked to one another, enabling network clients to query the network for related information resulting in efficient implementation of a networking system.