US 12,081,441 B2
Traffic control in a communication network
James Lapic, Kirkland, WA (US); Bradley Robert Biltz, Fletcher, NC (US); Alison Billings, Seattle, WA (US); and Joel David Niemeyer, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to ZIPWHIP, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by ZIPWHIP, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,092.
Application 18/195,092 is a continuation of application No. 17/357,752, filed on Jun. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,695,701.
Prior Publication US 2023/0275840 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 47/24 (2022.01); H04L 41/50 (2022.01); H04L 41/5022 (2022.01); H04L 47/80 (2022.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.01); H04L 51/226 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/24 (2013.01) [H04L 41/5022 (2013.01); H04L 41/5093 (2013.01); H04L 47/805 (2013.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.05); H04L 51/226 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a processing device, a message associated with a communication address of a party originating the message;
determining a class of service associated with the communication address;
identifying a network resource locator contained in the message;
responsive to detecting, in a chain of redirects associated with the network resource locator, an identifier of a related entity represented by one of: a trusted entity or a known bad actor, adjusting the class of service based on the related entity;
selecting one or more links having their respective reliabilities corresponding to the adjusted class of service; and
forwarding the message via the one or more links.