UNIFIED WEB HOSTING AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

• US 20160301592A1
• Filed: 06/21/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Marlow Technologies, Llc
• Original Assignee: Marlow Technologies, Llc
• Inventors: Shur, David H., Douglis, Frederick, Sommer, Joseph M., Van Der Merwe, Jacobus E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,063,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5009 Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5083 wherein the managed service relates to web hosting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A domain name server request is received from a local domain name server. Operational performance parameters of a web host and a first content distribution network are received. Aggregate operational performance parameters of a second content distribution network are received. A first record is sent to the local domain name server that indicates the domain name server request is to be handled by the web host on a condition that a performance value is below a predetermined operational performance level threshold. A second record is sent to the local domain name server that indicates the domain name server request is to be handled by the first or the second content distribution network on a condition that the performance value is equal to or above the predetermined operational performance level threshold.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to receive a domain name server request from a local domain name server;

circuitry configured to receive operational performance parameters of a web host and a first content distribution network;

circuitry configured to receive aggregate operational performance parameters of a second content distribution network;

circuitry configured to send a first record to the local domain name server for the domain name server request that indicates the domain name server request is to be handled by the web host on a condition that a performance value is below a predetermined operational performance level threshold, wherein the first record includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the web host; and

circuitry configured to send a second record to the local domain name server for the domain name server request that indicates the domain name server request is to be handled by the first or the second content distribution network on a condition that the performance value is equal to or above the predetermined operational performance level threshold.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is under operational control of a primary service provider.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the web host and at least one of the first content distribution network or the second content distribution network are under operational control of a primary service provider.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operational performance level threshold is response time.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operational performance level threshold is available bandwidth.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operational performance parameters of the web host and first content distribution network are received from a monitoring apparatus that directly monitors the web host and first content distribution network.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the monitoring apparatus is under operation control of a primary service provider.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the aggregate operational performance parameters of the second content distribution network are received from a monitoring apparatus that is local to the second content distribution network and not under operational control of a primary service provider.

9. A method implemented by an apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a domain name server request from a local domain name server;

receiving operational performance parameters of a web host and a first content distribution network;

receiving aggregate operational performance parameters of a second content distribution network;

sending a first record to the local domain name server for the domain name server request indicating that the domain name server request is to be handled by the web host on a condition that a performance value is below a predetermined operational performance level threshold, wherein the first record includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the web host; and

sending a second record to the local domain name server for the domain name server request indicating that the domain name server request is to be handled by the first or the second content distribution network on a condition that the performance value is equal to or above the predetermined operational performance level threshold.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is under operational control of a primary service provider.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the web host and at least one of the first content distribution network or the second content distribution network are under operational control of a primary service provider.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the operational performance level threshold is response time.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the operational performance level threshold is available bandwidth.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the operational performance parameters of the web host and first content distribution network are received from a monitoring apparatus that directly monitors the web host and first content distribution network.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the monitoring apparatus is under operation control of a primary service provider.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the aggregate operational performance parameters of the second content distribution network are received from a monitoring apparatus that is local to the second content distribution network and not under operational control of a primary service provider.