CPC H04L 45/38 (2013.01) [H04L 43/065 (2013.01); H04L 45/03 (2022.05); H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
determining, at a routing device on an existing routing path for forwarding traffic flows in a network, diagnostic data of the routing device, the diagnostic data including at least one or more environmental conditions of a physical environment in which the routing device is located;
receiving, at the routing device, respective diagnostic data of at least one neighboring routing device on the routing path;
comparing, on the routing device, the diagnostic data of the routing device and the respective diagnostic data of the at least one neighboring routing device, with a predetermined threshold to determine a device assessment for the routing device;
ranking, on the routing device, the device assessment of the routing device relative to a respective device assessment of each of the at least one neighboring routing device to yield a ranking; and
proactively modifying, locally on the routing device and prior to a failure of the routing device, the routing path to bypass the routing device or one or more of the at least one neighboring routing device for at least a portion of the traffic flows based on the device assessment and the ranking.
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