This invention extends routing mechanisms that use link metrics for route selection so that: A link metric cross correlation vector is determined for all links, where each element in the vector corresponds to some other link, and reflects the change in the link metric value if a data flow would already...http://www.google.de/patents/US20090175172?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20090175172 - Method and Arrangement for Route Cost Determination and Selection with Link Cost Interaction