Abstract: A computer system may include logic configured to generate a topology model of an autonomous system; detect a route advertisement, relating to an external autonomous system, from a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) router; select a client BGP router; determine a next hop destination to the external autonomous system for the selected second BGP router, based on the detected route advertisement and based on the generated topology model; and provide the determined next hop destination to the selected client BGP router.

Abstract: A method, performed by a computer device, may include obtaining bandwidth use data associated with a network device and predicting a trough period in bandwidth use for the network device based on the obtained bandwidth use data. The method may further include providing an auction associated with a time period during the predicted trough period, wherein the auction offers use of the network device during the time period at a discounted price; receiving a bid, from a customer, for use of the network device during the time period via the auction; and provisioning one or more services on the network device for the customer based on the received bid, wherein the one or more services are provided for a duration of the auctioned time period.