Framework Supporting Content Delivery With Delivery Services Network
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1. A framework for a content delivery network (CDN), said framework comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising hardware including memory and at least one processor, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services, wherein(A) said plurality of CD services comprise:
- collector services, reducer services, delivery services, and control services; and
wherein(B) (i) at least some CD services are configured to obtain control input from other CD services, and(ii) at least some CD services are configured to produce control output for other CD services; and
(iii) at least some CD services are configured to obtain state input from other CD services, and(iv) at least some CD services are configured to produce state output for other CD services; and
(v) at least some CD services are configured to obtain event input from other CD services, and(vi) at least some CD services are configured to produce event output for other CD services; and
(C) at least some of said CD services produce, as event output, one or more event streams relating to their respective operation; and
(D) at least some of said event output is provided to at least some of said reducer services as event input to other CD services; and
(E) at least some of said reducer services;
(E)(1) determine their respective reducer output based on their event input, and(E)(2) provide their respective reducer output to at least some collector services; and
(F) at least some of said collector services;
(F)(1) obtain their event input from one or more CD services, and(F)(2) produce, as their respective state output, state information, said state information being based on said event input from said one or more CD services, and(F)(3) provide at least some of said state information to said control services;
and(G) at least some of said control services;
(G)(1) obtain state information from said collector services as their respective state input and(G)(2) produce control information based on said state information from said collector services; and
(G)(3) provide control information to at least some of said CD services to control operation or configuration of said at least some of said CD services, wherein at least some of said control information provided to control operation or configuration of said at least some CD services was based on specific event information produced by at least one of said CD services,wherein at least some of said plurality of devices run delivery services, and wherein said delivery services running on said at least some of said plurality of devices comprise at least one delivery services network, wherein said at least one said delivery service is configured to provide content delivery service on behalf of the CDN.
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Abstract
A framework supporting content delivery includes a plurality of devices, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services. The plurality of CD services include delivery services forming one or more delivery service networks.
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1. A framework for a content delivery network (CDN), said framework comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising hardware including memory and at least one processor, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services, wherein
(A) said plurality of CD services comprise: - collector services, reducer services, delivery services, and control services; and
wherein(B) (i) at least some CD services are configured to obtain control input from other CD services, and (ii) at least some CD services are configured to produce control output for other CD services; and (iii) at least some CD services are configured to obtain state input from other CD services, and (iv) at least some CD services are configured to produce state output for other CD services; and (v) at least some CD services are configured to obtain event input from other CD services, and (vi) at least some CD services are configured to produce event output for other CD services; and (C) at least some of said CD services produce, as event output, one or more event streams relating to their respective operation; and (D) at least some of said event output is provided to at least some of said reducer services as event input to other CD services; and (E) at least some of said reducer services; (E)(1) determine their respective reducer output based on their event input, and (E)(2) provide their respective reducer output to at least some collector services; and (F) at least some of said collector services; (F)(1) obtain their event input from one or more CD services, and (F)(2) produce, as their respective state output, state information, said state information being based on said event input from said one or more CD services, and (F)(3) provide at least some of said state information to said control services; and (G) at least some of said control services; (G)(1) obtain state information from said collector services as their respective state input and (G)(2) produce control information based on said state information from said collector services; and (G)(3) provide control information to at least some of said CD services to control operation or configuration of said at least some of said CD services, wherein at least some of said control information provided to control operation or configuration of said at least some CD services was based on specific event information produced by at least one of said CD services, wherein at least some of said plurality of devices run delivery services, and wherein said delivery services running on said at least some of said plurality of devices comprise at least one delivery services network, wherein said at least one said delivery service is configured to provide content delivery service on behalf of the CDN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33)
- collector services, reducer services, delivery services, and control services; and
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17. A content delivery network (CDN) comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising hardware including memory and at least one processor, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services, wherein said CD services are selected from the services comprising:
- collector services, reducer services, delivery service, and control services; and
wherein(A) at least some of said CD services produce event output relating to their respective operation; and
wherein(B) at least some of said event output from at least some of said CD services is provided to at least some of said reducer services as event input to said reducer services; and
wherein(C) at least some of said reducer services; (C)(1) determine at least some of their respective reducer output based on event input from CD services, and (C)(2) provide their respective reducer output to at least some CD services; and (D) at least some of said collector services; (D)(1) obtain event input from one or more CD services, and (D)(2) produce, as their respective state output, state information, said state information being based on said event input from said one or more CD services, and (D)(3) provide at least some of said state information to said control services; and wherein (E) at least some of said control services; (E)(1) obtain state information from said collector services as their respective state input and (E)(2) produce control information based on said state information from said collector services; and (E)(3) provide at least some of said control information to said CD services to control operation or configuration of said CD services, wherein at least some of said control information provided in (E)(2) to control operation or configuration of said CD services was determined using specific event information produced by one or more CD services, wherein at least some of said plurality of devices run delivery services, and wherein said delivery services running on said at least some of said plurality of devices comprise at least one delivery services network, wherein said at least one said delivery service is configured to provide content delivery service on behalf of the CDN. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34)
- collector services, reducer services, delivery service, and control services; and
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25. A system comprising a plurality of devices, each device comprising hardware including memory and at least one processor, each device configured to run at least one content delivery (CD) service of a plurality of CD services, wherein said CD services are selected from the services comprising:
- delivery services, collector services, reducer services, control services, and delivery services; and
wherein(A) at least some of said devices run collector services, and at least some of said devices run reducer services, and at least some of said devices run control services, and wherein (B) said at least some of said devices running reducer services comprise a reducer services network, and said at least some of said devices running collector services comprise a collector services network; and (C) at least some of said CD services produce event output relating to their respective operation; and
wherein(D) at least some of said event output from at least some of said CD services is provided to said reducer services network; and
wherein(E) at least some of said reducer services in said reducer services network provide reducer output to at least some collector services in said collector services network, said reducer output being based on event input to said reducer services network from said CD services; and
wherein(F) said collector services network provides state information to said control services, said state information being based on said input from said reducer services network; and
wherein(G) at least some of said control services provide control information to said CD services, at least some of said control information being based on state information from the collector services network; and
wherein(H) at least some of said CD services obtain control information from said control services and are controlled and configured based on the control information received from said control services, wherein at least some of the control information used to control and configure the CD services was based on specific event information produced by at least one of said plurality of CD services wherein at least some of said plurality of devices run delivery services, and wherein said delivery services running on said at least some of said plurality of devices comprise at least one delivery services network, wherein said at least one said delivery service is configured to provide content delivery service on behalf of the CDN. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35)
- delivery services, collector services, reducer services, control services, and delivery services; and
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