METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMALLY LOCATED STORAGE NODE IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for locating an optimum storage node for serving a data file request received via a communications network, comprising:
- receiving a file request from a user device coupled to the communications network;
determining a geocode value based on a communications network address associated with the user device, wherein the geocode value is indicative of a geographic location of the user device;
selecting a storage node from a plurality of storage nodes coupled to the communications network to serve the file request, wherein the storage node is selected based at least in part on the geocode value; and
redirecting the file request to the selected storage node for handling.
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Abstract
A method for locating an optimum storage node for serving a data file request received via a communications network, includes: receiving a file request from a user device coupled to the communications network; determining a geocode value based on a communications network address associated with the user device, wherein the geocode value is indicative of a geographic location of the user device; selecting a storage node from a plurality of storage nodes coupled to the communications network to serve the file request, wherein the storage node is selected based at least in part on the geocode value; and redirecting the file request to the selected storage node for handling.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for locating an optimum storage node for serving a data file request received via a communications network, comprising:
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receiving a file request from a user device coupled to the communications network; determining a geocode value based on a communications network address associated with the user device, wherein the geocode value is indicative of a geographic location of the user device; selecting a storage node from a plurality of storage nodes coupled to the communications network to serve the file request, wherein the storage node is selected based at least in part on the geocode value; and redirecting the file request to the selected storage node for handling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for handling requests for access to a network resource, comprising:
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receiving a request to access a network resource; correlating a network address associated with the request into a geocode value, wherein the geocode value is indicative of a geographic location of a source of the request; selecting a network resource from among a plurality of available network resources based at least in part on the geocode value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing access to a plurality of network resources coupled to a communications network, comprising:
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a data table correlating a plurality of communications network addresses with a plurality of geocode values indicative of a geographic location corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of communications network addresses; and a server for receiving a request to access a network resource, identifying a geocode value corresponding to a communications network address associated with the request, and selecting a network resource from among a plurality of network resources based at least in part on the identified geocode value. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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