# US 2014/0192644 A1 · Techniques for privileged network routing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192644 A1 - Document ID: US20140192644A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/216,061 - Filed: 2014-03-17 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-03 - Assignees: Novell, Inc. - Applicants: Novell, Inc. - Inventors: Stephen R. Carter; Dipto Chakravarty - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192644A1 ## CPC - H04L 45/308: {Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users} - H04L 45/04: {Interdomain routing, e.g. hierarchical routing} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Techniques for privileged network routing are provided. As traffic is received at a gateway of a network backbone provider environment it is interrogated for predefined criteria. If the traffic satisfies the predefined criteria, then the information is routed within the network backbone provider environment to use a set of reserved and restricted resources to provide premium service for the traffic being routed through the network backbone provider environment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A method, comprising: determining, by a processor, to route traffic at a network backbone using reserved resources over a privileged network path; initiating, by the processor, the traffic over the privileged network path; and wherein when the traffic traverses to a different network backbone while traversing the privileged network path determining whether to use second reserved resources over the different network backbone or whether to use normal routing on the different network backbone for the traffic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining further includes determining whether to route the traffic using the reserved resources based on an identity associated with a sender of the traffic. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining further includes determining whether to route the traffic using the reserved resources based on a certificate associated with the traffic. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining further includes determining whether to route the traffic using the reserved resources based on a Virtual Private Network (VPN) requested within the network backbone for the traffic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining further includes utilizing one or more reserved routers of the network backbone as at least a portion of the reserved resources. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein utilizing further includes selecting the one or more reserved routers based on reduced hops associated with the selected reserved routers through the network backbone. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further includes changing an original addressing scheme used by the traffic to a new addressing scheme used by the privileged network path. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein changing further includes changing the new addressing scheme back to the original addressing scheme when the traffic exits the network backbone. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein initiating further includes processing the traffic over the privileged network path utilizing the reserved resources as a privileged infrastructure set aside and managed by the network backbone. ### Claim 11 A method, comprising: rerouting, by a processor, network traffic directed to a destination over a privileged infrastructure of a network backbone; and determining, by the processor, whether to request a second privileged infrastructure of a second network backbone when the network traffic exits the privileged infrastructure and enters the second network backbone on its route to the destination. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein rerouting further includes utilizing reserved routers of the network backbone as the privileged infrastructure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein rerouting further includes determining to process the network traffic over the privileged infrastructure based on an attribute associated with the network traffic. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein rerouting further includes determining to process the network traffic over the privileged infrastructure based on a sender associated with sending the network traffic to the destination. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising, logging, by the processor, events detected as the network traffic traverses the privileged infrastructure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising, generating, by the processor, a compliance report based on the logged events. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 further comprising, sending, by the processor, the compliance report to a sender associated with sending the network traffic to the destination. ### Claim 18 A system, comprising: a privileged network infrastructure; and a privileged routing manager adapted and configured to: i) execute on a processor, ii) interrogate traffic received at a network backbone to determine whether the traffic is to be rerouted over the privileged network infrastructure, and iii) determine whether when the traffic that utilizes the privileged network infrastructure exits the network backbone whether that traffic is to utilizes a second privileged network infrastructure of a second network backbone in route to a destination of that traffic. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the privileged network infrastructure includes one or more reserved routers having less hops than other non-reserved routers within the network backbone. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the privileged routing manager is further adapted and configured to iv) generate a compliance report when the traffic utilizes the privileged network infrastructure.