service provided to customers wherein computer networking hardware is used with a high speed optical switch to which a number of synchronous optical network switches are connected allowing global computer network traffic and other forms of traffic to be exchanged by routing to the least congested network

Computer Hardware

high speed data switch; high speed router; and high speed data switch and router; computer programs for use in controlling high speed data switch; computer programs for use in controlling high speed router; and computer programs for use in controlling high speed data switch and router