SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD AND SERVICE NODE FOR ADJUSTING DELIVERED CONTENT

• US 20120317232A1
• Filed: 08/22/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: BAO, Hongqiang
• Application Number:
  US13/591,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317232A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network

Abstract

A service processing method, a method for adjusting delivered content, and a service node are provided in embodiments of the present invention. The service processing method includes: receiving, by a first service node, a service scheduling request sent by a terminal, wherein the first service node is any one service node except a central node on a content delivery network (CDN); determining, by the first service node, an available service node according to indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal; and providing, by the available service node, the requested content to the terminal. The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention help reduce the service processing load of the central node and make service processing more flexible.

Claims

1. A service processing method, comprising:

receiving, by a first service node, a service scheduling request sent by a terminal, wherein the first service node is any one service node except a central node on a content delivery network (CDN);

determining, by the first service node, an available service node according to indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal; and

providing, by the available service node, the requested content to the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, by the first service node, an available service node according to indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal specifically comprises:

when the first service node determines, according to indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN, that the first service node does not have lower-level service nodes, and determines, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the first service node has the content requested by the terminal, determining that the first service node is an available service node.

3. The method according to claim 2, comprising:

before determining that the first service node is an available service node, the method further comprises;

determining, by the first service node, that a number of terminals currently served by the first service node does not reach a maximum number of terminals allowed to be served.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

determining, by the first service node, an available service node according to the indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal specifically comprises;

when the first service node determines, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN, that the first service node has no lower-level service node but has an upper-level service node, and determines, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the first service node does not has the content requested by the terminal, determining that the upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node;

or when the first service node determines, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN, that the first service node has no lower-level service node but has an upper-level service node, determines, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the first service node has the content requested by the terminal, and determines that the number of terminals currently served by the first service node reaches the maximum number of terminals allowed to be served, determining that the upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node; and

the method further comprises;

sending an identity of the upper-level service node of the first service node to the terminal so that the terminal requests content from the upper-level service node of the first service node.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

determining, by the first service node, an available service node according to the indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal specifically comprises;

when the first service node determines, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN, that the first service node has lower-level service nodes and upper-level service nodes, and determines, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the first service node and all lower-level service nodes of the first service node do not have the content requested by the terminal, determining that an upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node;

or when the first service node determines, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the first service node on the CDN, that the first service node has lower-level service nodes and upper-level service nodes, but determines, according to the content requested by the terminal, that a number of terminals currently served by a service node that owns the content requested by the terminal reaches a maximum number of terminals allowed to be served, determining that an upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node, wherein the service node that owns the content requested by the terminal comprises the first service node or the lower-level service node of the first service node; and

the method further comprises;

sending an identity of the upper-level service node of the first service node to the terminal, so that the terminal requests content from the upper-level service node of the first service node.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, an available service node specifically comprises:

receiving, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, an updated service scheduling request sent by the terminal, wherein the updated service scheduling request comprises the content requested by the terminal and an identity of the first service node that has already been requested; and

determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, that the updated service scheduling request carries the identity of the first service node, and determining an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, an available service node specifically comprises:

receiving, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, an updated service scheduling request sent by the terminal, wherein the updated service scheduling request comprises the content requested by the terminal and an identity of the first service node that has already been requested; and

determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, that the updated service scheduling request carries the identity of the first service node, and determining an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein determining an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal specifically comprises:

determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, among the upper-level service node of the first service node and all lower-level service nodes managed by it except the first service node, a service node that owns the content requested by the terminal and has a smallest distance from the terminal as the available service node.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein determining an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal specifically comprises:

determining, by the upper-level service node of the first service node, among the upper-level service node of the first service node and all lower-level service nodes managed by it except the first service node, a service node that owns the content requested by the terminal and has a smallest distance from the terminal as the available service node.

10. A service node, wherein the service node is any one service node except a central node on a content delivery network (CDN), and the service node comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a service scheduling request sent by a terminal; and

a determining unit, configured to determine an available service node according to indication information that is sent by a control node and indicates an upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN and according to content requested by the terminal;

wherein the available service node is configured to provide the requested content for the terminal.

11. The service node according to claim 10, wherein:

the determining unit is specifically configured to;

determine, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN, that the service node does not have lower-level service nodes, and when determining, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the service node has the content requested by the terminal, determine that the service node is an available service node.

12. The service node according to claim 11, wherein:

the determining unit is further configured to;

before determining that the service node is an available service node, determine that a number of terminals currently served by the service node does not reach a maximum number of terminals allowed to be served.

13. The service node according to claim 10, wherein:

the determining unit is specifically configured to;

when determining, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN, that the service node does not have lower-level service nodes but has upper-level service nodes, determining, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the service node has the content requested by the terminal, and determining that the number of terminals currently served by the service node reaches the maximum number of terminals allowed to be served, determine that an upper-level service node of the service node determines an available service node;

or the determining unit is further configured to;

when determining, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN, that the service node does not have lower-level service nodes but has upper-level service nodes, and determining, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the first service node does not have the content requested by the terminal, determine that an upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node; and

the service node further comprises a redirecting unit, configured to send an identity of an upper-level service node of the service node to the terminal so that the terminal requests content from the upper-level service node of the service node.

14. The service node according to claim 10, wherein:

the determining unit is specifically configured to;

when determining, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN, that the service node has lower-level service nodes and has upper-level service nodes, and determining, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the service node and all lower-level service nodes of the service node do not have the content requested by the terminal, determine that an upper-level service node of the service node determines an available service node;

or the determining unit is further configured to;

when determining, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates the upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on the CDN, that the service node has lower-level service nodes and has upper-level service nodes, but determining, according to the content requested by the terminal, that the number of terminals currently served by a service node that owns the content requested by the terminal reaches the maximum number of terminals allowed to be served, determine that an upper-level service node of the first service node determines an available service node, where the service node that owns the content requested by the terminal includes a service node that receives the service scheduling request sent by the terminal or a lower-level service node of the service node that receives the service scheduling request sent by the terminal; and

the service node further comprises a redirecting unit, configured to send an identity of an upper-level service node of the service node to the terminal so that the terminal requests content from the upper-level service node of the service node.

15. The service node according to claim 14, wherein:

the receiving unit is further configured to receive an updated service scheduling request sent by the terminal, wherein the updated service scheduling request comprises the content requested by the terminal and identities of service nodes that have already been requested; and

the determining unit is further configured to determine that the updated service scheduling request carries the identities of the service nodes that have already been requested, and determine an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal.

16. The service node according to claim 15, wherein:

determining, by the determining unit, an available service node according to the content requested by the terminal and a position of the terminal specifically comprises;

determining, among the service node and all lower-level service nodes managed by the service node except the service nodes that have already been requested, a service node that has the content requested by the terminal and has a smallest distance from the terminal as the available service node.

17. A service node, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a service scheduling request sent by a terminal, wherein the service scheduling request carries an identity of content requested by the terminal, and records times of service scheduling requests for the content requested by the terminal;

a determining unit, configured to determine a current heat value of the content requested by the terminal according to an initial heat value of the content requested by the terminal and the times of service scheduling requests for the content; and

a content delivering unit, configured to deliver the content to a lower-level service node that does not own the content when the current heat value of the content requested by the terminal reaches a heat threshold, and the lower-level service node that does not own the content exists among lower-level service nodes of the first service node.

18. The service node according to claim 17, wherein:

the determining unit is further configured to determine, according to the indication information that is sent by the control node and indicates a upper/lower-level relationship of the service node on a content delivery network (CDN), that the service node has upper-level service nodes, determine, according to times of received service scheduling requests for the content that is not currently available by the service node, a current heat value of the content that is not currently available, and judge that the current heat value of the content that is not currently available reaches a preset heat threshold; and

the service node further comprises;

a request message sending unit, configured to send a request message to an upper-level service node of the service node or to the control node, wherein the request message is configured to request the upper-level service node of the service node or the control node to provide the content that is not currently available.