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UPDATING ROUTING INFORMATION BASED ON CLIENT LOCATION

  • US 20100125675A1
  • Filed: 11/17/2008
  • Published: 05/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • obtaining a first DNS query from a client computing device at a first DNS server, wherein the first DNS query corresponds to a first requested resource and wherein the first DNS server corresponds to a content delivery network service;

    obtaining a query IP address associated with the first DNS query at the first DNS server;

    obtaining a location-based identifier associated with at least a partial IP address corresponding to the query IP address from a routing data store, wherein the routing data store includes at least partial IP address to location-based identifier mappings;

    resolving the first DNS query based on the location-based identifier;

    collecting performance data associated with transmission of the first requested resource;

    modifying the routing data store based on the performance data with an updated location-based identifier associated with the query IP address;

    obtaining a second DNS query from the client computing device at a second DNS server, wherein the second DNS query corresponds to a second requested resource;

    resolving the second DNS query based on the updated location-based identifier associated with the query IP address of the client computing device.

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