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Policy-based content delivery network selection

  • US 7,860,964 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2007
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method operable in a framework wherein resources of a content provider are delivered to clients from a plurality of domains, said plurality of domains comprising at least two distinct content delivery network (CDN) domains, the method comprising:

  • hardware in combination with software obtaining at least one content provider policy set by the content provider;

    responsive to a request, selecting one of said plurality of domains, said selecting being based at least in part on the at least one content provider policy, and providing information associated with the selected domain;

    wherein said plurality of domains further comprises a content provider domain distinct from said CDN domains, and wherein;

    when the selected domain is the content provider domain, the information associated with the selected domain includes at least one IP address associated with the content provider domain, andwhen the selected domain is one of the CDN domains, the information associated with the selected domain includes a domain name associated with the selected CDN domain.

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