METHOD OF REQUEST ROUTING RE-DIRECTION WITH LOOP DETECTION AND PREVENTION
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1. A method of request routing redirection, comprising:
- receiving, by a first content delivery network (CDN) among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi), a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher CDNs of the first CDN, from a user terminal;
determining whether the request is processable; and
when the request is not processable, redirecting the request, while preventing a loop of the request routing on the basis of the list.
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Abstract
A method of request routing redirection includes: receiving, by a first content delivery network (CDN) among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi), a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher CDNs, from a client; determining whether the client'"'"'s request is processable; and when the client'"'"'s request is not processable, redirecting the request, while preventing a loop of the request routing on the basis of the list of the CDN-provider-IDs.
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1. A method of request routing redirection, comprising:
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receiving, by a first content delivery network (CDN) among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi), a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher CDNs of the first CDN, from a user terminal; determining whether the request is processable; and when the request is not processable, redirecting the request, while preventing a loop of the request routing on the basis of the list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of request routing redirection comprising:
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receiving, by a first content delivery network (CDN) among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi), a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher CDNs of the first CDN, from a user terminal; returning an Internet protocol (IP) address of a request router of the first CDN to the user terminal; receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request from the user terminal; determining whether the HTTP request is processable; and when the HTTP request is not processable, redirecting the request, while preventing a loop of the request routing on the basis of the list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of request routing redirection, comprising:
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delivering a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher content delivery networks (CDNs) of a first CDN to the first CDN, among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi); when the first CDN cannot process the request, receiving a DNS request further including CDN-provider-identifiers (ID) of candidate CDNs selected from lower CDNs of the first CDN in the list; and redirecting the request to a second CDN among the candidate CDNs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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