Network control & optimization (nco) system and method

A method for accessing digital data, comprising:

• providing a network control and optimization (NCO) element executed by a processor of a computing device;
• keeping all network interfaces active when so instructed by the NCO element;
• providing the received signal strength indication and throughput of each network interface when so instructed by the NCO element;
• providing network details for each connected network from each network interface to the NCO element;
• honoring the classless static routes to allow the serving of network requests from a purely local environment;
• receiving, by the network control and optimization element, a plurality of inputs;
• selecting, based on the plurality of received inputs, a rule from a rule set, the selected rule making a decision about one or more networks to be used to access some or all of the requests from the NCO element;
• and
• determining, by the network control and optimization element using the selected rule, a network hardware interface to access some or all of the requests from the NCO element.

A data delivery system, comprising:

• a digital service system that stores data accessing over a plurality of networks that are part of the internet infrastructure and local/private networks that are outside the purview of the internet infrastructure;
• a computing device having a processor, a memory, a plurality of network hardware interfaces, the plurality of network hardware interfaces including a cellular digital data interface and a WiFi interface to each access the internet and intranet infrastructure and an network control and optimization (NCO) element;
• the NCO element executed by the processor of the computing device so that the processor is configured to:
• keep all network interfaces active when so instructed by the NCO element;
• provide the Received Signal Strength Indication and throughput of each network interface when so instructed by the NCO element;
• provide network details for each connected network from each network interface to the NCO element;
• honour the classless static routes to allow the serving of network requests from a purely local environment;
• receive inputs for a plurality of requests from the NCO element;
• select a rule, based on the received inputs, from a rule set, the selected rule making a decision about one or more networks to be used to access some or all of the requests from the NCO element;
• and
• determine, using the selected rule, the network hardware interface to use for some or all of the NCO element requests.