Enhanced segment routing

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at an enhanced segment routing, path computation element (SR-PCE) controller associated with a local service provider (SP), a request from a source computing device of the local SP to configure a segment route to communicate data traffic from the source computing device to a destination SP that is remote from the source computing device;
• receiving, at the enhanced SR-PCE controller and from a first autonomous system (AS) positioned between the local SP and the destination SP, a first address family identifier (AFI) conveying a first business priority associated with a first segment route for routing the data traffic from the local SP through the first AS to the destination SP;
• receiving, at the enhanced SR-PCE controller and from a second AS positioned between the local SP and the destination SP, a second AFI conveying a second business priority associated with a second segment route for routing the data traffic from the local SP through the second AS to the destination SP;
• receiving, at the enhanced SR-PCE controller and from the source computing device, a third business priority related to routing the data traffic from the source computing device to the destination SP;
• determining, based at least in part on the first business priority, the second business priority, and the third business priority, to select the second segment route through the second AS rather than the first segment route through the first AS;
• and
• instructing the source computing device to route the data traffic via the second segment route,
• wherein the third business priority comprises at least one of:
• a security factor;
• a regulatory factor;
• or
• a load sharing ratio.

A controller device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a local computing device associated with a local service provider (SP), a request for configuring a segment route related to routing data traffic from the local computing device, through one or more border routers of the local SP, to a remote SP;
• receive, from a first autonomous system (AS) positioned between the local SP and the remote SP, a first business priority associated with a first segment route that passes through the first AS;
• receive, from a second AS positioned between the local SP and the remote SP, a second business priority associated with a second segment route that passes through the second AS;
• receive, from the local computing device, a third business priority related to routing the data traffic from the local computing device to the remote SP;
• prioritize, based at least in part on the first business priority, the second business priority, and the third business priority, configuration of the segment route through a selected border router of the one or more border routers, the selected border router representing an exit point from the local SP to the second AS;
• and
• instruct the local computing device to route the data traffic to the selected border router.