System and method for providing rapid rerouting of real-time multi-media flows

A system for rapid rerouting of real-time multi-media packet flows, the system comprising:

• a transceiver;
• at least one memory having stored thereon program code;
• and
• at least one processor that is programmed by at least the program code to enable the system to:
• receive a data packet corresponding to one of a plurality of packet flows between a source endpoint and a destination endpoint, wherein each endpoint comprises a network address and source port;
• determine a translated source address and a translated destination address for each the data packet;
• and
• select, when more than one path to the translated destination address is available, one forwarding destination for each data packet from a plurality of forwarding destinations, based on flow quality statistics for the flow corresponding to the data packet.

A system for rapid rerouting of real-time multi-media packet flows, the system comprising the steps of:

• means for receiving a data packet corresponding to one of a plurality of packet flows between a source endpoint and a destination endpoint, each endpoint defined by a network address and source port;
• means for determining a translated destination address for the data packet;
• and
• means for selecting, when more than one path to the translated destination address is available, one forwarding destination for the data packet from a plurality of forwarding destinations, based on flow quality statistics for the flow corresponding to the data packet.