1. A computer-implemented method comprising: calculating a direct connection cost for network traffic between two points in a network, the network including one or more nodes of an accelerated application delivery (AccAD) network; calculating an AccAD connection cost for the network traffic between the two points in the network using at least one node of the AccAD network; comparing the calculated direct connection cost and the AccAD connection cost; and determining whether the direct connection cost is greater than the sum of the AccAD connection cost and a minimum cost threshold value.