A method of optimizing latency delays in VoIP and other multimedia communications
using IPv6 over the "publics" internet and between two end users that involves
selecting an optimum VoIP route based upon periodic trace measurements of the best
available VoIP routes at the time of VoIP communications and comparison of that
information with historic route information between the same two end user destinations.
The method of the present invention employs a dynamic data library which is a modification
and addition to the Source Routing header within the NEXT header extension of IPv6
and which works in correlation with the Hop-to-Hop Options header of the NEXT header
extension within IPv6. This dynamic data library contains a routing database with
contains current best available VoIP route information at the time of the VoIP
communication and a destination database which contains historical information
concerning best available VoIP routes between particular end user destinations.
