System and method for improving routing in a distributed communication platform

Abstract

A system and method for routing communication in a communication platform that includes generating edge cost scores in the communication network; assigning distribution values within the network; setting a score tolerance; receiving a communication directive; performing network graph search to identify a selected route through a route selection process including considering cost score within the score tolerance and distributing selection of a route associated with the communication directive in accordance to the distribution values; and establishing a media route specified by the selected route.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for routing a communication within a communication platform with at least a set of nodes interfacing to outside communication services comprising:
 collecting network factors of edges of the communication network;   calculating cost scores from a cost function and the collected network factors   assigning distribution values within the network;   setting a score tolerance;   receiving a communication directive;   performing network graph search to identify a selected route comprising:
 identifying a best cost route according to the total cost score of routes in the network, 
 setting a consideration pool to routes with cost scores within a score tolerance of the cost score of the best cost route, and 
 selecting the selected route based on determined distribution values of the routes in the consideration pool; and 
   establishing a media route specified by the selected route.