METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC TRAFFIC STEERING
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1. A method for dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for content at a steering component;
comparing information in the request with steering criteria in the steering component;
steering the request based on the comparing; and
continuously updating the steering criteria based on requests that are subsequently received at the steering component.
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Abstract
A method and system for dynamic traffic steering is described. In one embodiment, a method for dynamic traffic steering involves receiving a request for content at a steering component, comparing information in the request with steering criteria in the steering component, steering the request based on the comparing, and continuously updating the steering criteria based on requests that are subsequently received at the steering component. Other embodiments are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for content at a steering component; comparing information in the request with steering criteria in the steering component; steering the request based on the comparing; and continuously updating the steering criteria based on requests that are subsequently received at the steering component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A traffic controller for dynamic traffic steering, the traffic controller comprising:
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a steering component configured to maintain steering criteria for steering requests for content; an optimization platform configured to optimize delivery of content requested by at least one of the requests for content; and a discovery proxy configured to perform a content discovery process to update the steering criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for dynamic traffic steering, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for content at a steering component; comparing a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address of the request with a list of IP addresses; if the destination IP address of the request is on the list of IP addresses, sending the request to an optimization platform, transmitting the request from the optimization platform to a content server that is identified in the request, receiving a response to the request from the content server at the optimization platform, and optimizing the response for delivery at the optimization platform; if the destination IP address of the request is not on the list of IP addresses, sending the request to a discovery proxy, transmitting the request for content from the discovery proxy to the content server that is identified by the request, receiving the response to a request from the content server at the discovery proxy, scanning the response at the discovery proxy to determine whether or not the response contains video content, and updating the steering criteria in response to the determination that is made by the discovery proxy; and continuously updating the steering criteria based on requests that are subsequently received at the steering component.
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