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CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SUPPORTING POPULARITY-BASED CACHING

  • US 20130204961A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2012
  • Published: 08/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a computing device, popularity data for a content item stored in a first caching device in a first tier of one or more first caching devices;

    determining, by the computing device, that the popularity data is beyond a threshold value;

    transmitting, by the computing device, an instruction to move the content item from the first caching device to a second caching device in a second tier of one or more second caching devices, wherein the second tier is different from the first tier; and

    updating, by the computing device, a content index to indicate that the content item has been moved to the second caching device.

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