An embodiment of the present invention is a system and method for selecting a mirrored service in a network, such as the Internet, by utilizing a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) attribute. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the BGP attribute, which may be stored in a border router, is...http://www.google.com/patents/US6260070?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6260070 - System and method for determining a preferred mirrored service in a network by evaluating a border gateway protocol