Method and system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network
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1. A method for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the method comprising:
- querying one of the content devices;
receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices; and
based on the received response, displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices.
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Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for displaying relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, where the content devices include a management computer and a plurality of caches, includes querying one of the content devices, receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices, and based on the received response, displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices.
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1. A method for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the method comprising:
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querying one of the content devices;
receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices; and
based on the received response, displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the system comprising:
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an agent configured to query one of the content devices and receive a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices; and
a display arranged to display a map showing the indicated content distribution path among the content devices.
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11. A system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the system comprising:
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means for querying one of the content devices;
means for receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices; and
means for displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices, based on the received response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to:
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query a content device in a content delivery network;
receive a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among content devices in the content delivery network; and
based on the received response, display a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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