Method and system for routing traffic to a local application interface

A method, comprising:

• selecting, by a processing system including a processor, between first and second paths for traffic to be routed between a communication device and an application of a cloud service provider, wherein the selecting is based on determining that a local path identifier has been received in adjusted routing information corresponding to the communication device and that is announced over the second path, wherein the adjusted routing information includes a local cloud interconnect router having a national Routing Information Base (RIB) associated with a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) core;
• and
• routing, by the processing system, the traffic between the communication device and the application of the cloud service provider via the second path responsive to the local path identifier, wherein the first path is via the MPLS core, and wherein the second path avoids the MPLS core.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• selecting between paths for traffic to be routed between a communication device and an application of a cloud service provider, wherein the selecting is based on receiving a local path identifier in adjusted routing information corresponding to the communication device, wherein the adjusted routing information includes a local cloud interconnect router having a national Routing Information Base (RIB) associated with a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) core;
• and
• routing the traffic between the communication device and the application of the cloud service provider via a local path responsive to the local path identifier, wherein the local path bypasses the MPLS core, and wherein a non-local path of the paths is over the MPLS core.