System and method for traffic accounting and route...

Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header

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C370S401000, C709S203000, C379S114030

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07577154

ABSTRACT:
Traffic accounting and route customization of network services is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a route customization server selects one or more network service providers to provide network services for one of a plurality of network users. The selection is based on a change request being provided by the one of the plurality of users. In another embodiment of the invention, a traffic accounting server provides billing information to the one of the plurality of users based on one or more media access control (MAC) addresses included in the network traffic of the one of the plurality of users.

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