Method and apparatus for traffic route determination in a communications - or data network or a network of communications - and data network

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the traffic route determination, also referred to as "routing ", in packet-oriented communications - and data networks. Dollars a previously a user can choose between different service. At a point in time it can only take up a switching service, all data packets are sent to this switching service, this then further distributed. Dollars a in the method according to the invention the traffic route determination (hereinafter also referred to as routing), all the data packets in the network by a selected network node is analyzed and the path of the packets to the destination address in accordance with the stipulations of manipulated. In this case, to the first information is used, which are contained in the data packet (by the user, which can be also a program). Furthermore, second information relating to the routing is used which the network node are available, either in a separate database, or also in a plurality of tables, which is also distributed in the network can exist, can be called up for it. Dollars a it is a for the requirements of suitable transfer nodes (for example, switching service) is determined.