NETWORK ANALYTICS MANAGEMENT

• US 20110055386A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Level 3 Communications LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Level 3 Communications LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Newton, Christopher, Middleton, Ted
• Application Number:
  US12/836,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20110055386A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

Embodiments generally disclosed herein include a methods and systems configured for providing network analytics for a content delivery network. The methods and systems include providing a content delivery network comprising at least one content server. The methods and systems further include detecting a request for network analytics from the content delivery network and extracting network analytics at the at least one content server. The methods and systems may further include disseminating the network analytics from the content delivery network.

Claims

1. A method for providing network analytics for a content delivery network, the method comprising:

providing a content delivery network, wherein the content delivery network comprises at least one content server;

detecting a request for network analytics from the content delivery network;

extracting network analytics at the at least one content server; and

disseminating the network analytics from the content delivery network.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the operation of disseminating comprises disseminating the network analytics to an analytics engine.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the operation of disseminating comprises disseminating the network analytics to a content publisher.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising packaging the networks analytics for delivery from the content delivery network.

5. A method as recited in claim 4 wherein the packaging comprises formatting the network analytics for receipt by a web analytics engine.

6. A method as recited in claim 4 wherein the packaging comprises accommodating an external consumer format.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the network analytics extracted from the at least one content server with analytics is supplemented with network analytics received from an end user device.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the extracting operation is based on metadata associated with content being delivered via the at least one content server.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the extracting operation is performed based on one or more rules applied to the request for network analytics.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the network analytics are intermittently extracted at the at least one content server.

11. A method for managing network analytics on a content delivery network, the method comprising:

capturing transactional data;

selectively configuring which events generate transactional data;

configuring a destination for data transmittal; and

configuring a format of the data for transmittal to the destination.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein the capturing operation is performed via a universal resource locator (URL).

13. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the URL is associated with one or more of the following:

a query string, a cookie, a header, an HTTP header, metadata, and metadata included with a request.

14. A system for providing network analytics comprising:

a content delivery network comprising at least one content server,

wherein the content delivery network is configured to detect a request for network analytics, extract the network analytics at the at least one content server, and disseminate the network analytics from the content delivery network.

15. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured to disseminate the network analytics to an analytics engine.

16. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured to disseminate the network analytics to a content publisher.

17. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is further configured to package the network analytics for delivery from the content delivery network.

18. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the content delivery network is configured to package the network analytics formatted for receipt by a web analytics engine.

19. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the content delivery network is configured to package the network analytics for accommodating an external consumer format.

20. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured to supplement the network analytics extracted from the at least one content server with analytics received from an end user device.

21. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured to extract the network analytics based on metadata associated with content being delivered via the at least one content server.

22. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured to extract the network analytics based on one or more rules applied to the request for network analytics.

23. A system as recited in claim 14 wherein the content delivery network is configured intermittently extract the network analytics at the at least one content server.