Request routing based on class

• US 7,962,597 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Issued: 06/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Richardson, David R., Scofield, Christopher L., Marshall, Bradley E., Pope, Elmore Eugene, Sivasubramanian, Swaminathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs; Lashonda T
• Application Number:
  US12/060,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20090248786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/229, 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/238
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/04 Network management architectures or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/70 Routing based on monitoring results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/72 Routing based on the source address
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device. The DNS query corresponds to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices. Based on routing information for the cluster, the content delivery network service provider routes the DNS query. The process can further include monitoring performance data associated with the delivery of the requested resource and updating the routing information for the cluster based on the performance data for use in processing subsequent requests from client computing devices in the cluster.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

under control of one or more configured computing systems of a content delivery network service,

obtaining a DNS query from a client computing device at a first DNS server, wherein the DNS query corresponds to a requested resource and wherein the first DNS server corresponds to the content delivery network service, the content delivery network service having one or more cache servers to provide the requested resource;

determining a class of the client computing device associated with the DNS query;

determining routing information based on the class of the client computing device;

monitoring performance associated with delivery of the requested resource;

determining whether an update to the routing information for the class is needed based on the delivery performance; and

if so, modifying the routing information for the class.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein modifying the routing information for the class comprises modifying a list of computing devices for servicing the resource request.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein modifying the routing information for the class comprises modifying probabilities of selection of particular computing devices used for servicing the resource request.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the routing information for the determined class is associated with the first DNS server.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the routing information for the determined class for the first DNS server is different from routing information for the determined class for a second DNS server of the content delivery network service provider.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the class corresponds to an internet service provider.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the class corresponds to a designated geographic location of the requesting client computing device.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining routing information comprises selecting a cache component for providing content associated with the resource request based on routing information for the determined class of the client computing device, wherein the cache component is associated with a cache server of the content delivery network service.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining routing information comprises:

determining whether the first DNS server is authoritative to resolve the DNS query; and

if not, selecting a second DNS server for processing the resource request based on the routing information for the determined class of the client computing device.

10. A method comprising:

under control of one or more configured computing systems of a content delivery network service provider,

obtaining a DNS query from a client computing device at a first DNS server, wherein the DNS query corresponds to a requested resource and wherein the first DNS server corresponds to a content delivery network service provider, the content delivery network service provider having one or more cache servers to provide the requested resource;

associating the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices; and

routing the DNS query based on routing information for the associated cluster of the client computing device.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising:

monitoring performance associated with delivery of the requested resource;

determining whether an update to the routing information for the cluster is needed based on the delivery performance; and

if so, modifying the routing information for the cluster.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein modifying the routing information for the cluster comprises modifying a list of computing devices for servicing the resource request.

13. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein modifying the routing information for the cluster comprises modifying probabilities of selection of particular computing devices used for servicing the resource request.

14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the routing information for the cluster is associated with the first DNS server.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the routing information for the cluster for the first DNS server is different from routing information for the cluster for a second DNS server of the content delivery network service provider.

16. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein routing the DNS query comprises selecting a cache component for providing content associated with the resource request based on routing information for the cluster of the client computing device.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein selecting the cache component comprises selecting a cache component based on a frequency defined by probabilities of selection, wherein the cache component is associated with a cache server of the content delivery network service.

18. The method as recited in claim 17 further comprising:

monitoring performance associated with delivery of the requested resource to the cache component having the lower probability of selection; and

modifying the probability of selection of the cache component having the lower probability of selection for the cluster based on the delivery performance.

19. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein selecting the cache component comprises periodically selecting a non-preferred cache component for providing content associated with the resource request for the cluster.

20. The method as recited in claim 19 further comprising:

monitoring performance associated with delivery of the requested resource to the non-preferred cache component; and

modifying the routing information for the cluster based on the delivery performance of the requested resource to the non-preferred cache component.

21. The method of claim 10, wherein routing the DNS query comprises:

determining whether the first DNS server is authoritative to resolve the DNS query; and

if not, selecting a second DNS server for processing the resource request based on the routing information for the cluster of the client computing device.

22. The method as recited in claim 21 further comprising:

monitoring performance associated with delivery of the requested resource using the second DNS server; and

modifying the routing information for the cluster based on the delivery performance of the requested resource using the second DNS server.

23. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein modifying the routing information for the cluster comprises modifying a list of DNS servers for processing the resource request for the cluster.

24. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein modifying the routing information for the cluster comprises modifying probabilities of selection of particular DNS servers used for processing the resource request for the cluster.

25. A system comprising:

a first network point of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the first network point of presence includes a DNS server that receives a DNS query from a client computing device, wherein the DNS query corresponds to a requested resource, wherein the content delivery network service provider includes one or more cache servers to provide the requested resource, and wherein the DNS server in the first network point of presence is operable to;

associate the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices; and

route the DNS query based on routing information for the cluster.

26. The system as recited in claim 25, wherein the DNS server in the first network point of presence is further operable to:

monitor performance associated with delivery of the requested resource;

determine whether an update to the routing information for the cluster is needed based on the delivery performance; and

if so, modify the routing information for the cluster.

27. The system as recited in claim 25, wherein the routing information for the cluster determined at the DNS server in the first network point of presence is different from routing information for the cluster for a second DNS server in a second network point of presence associated with the content delivery network service provider.

28. The system as recited in claim 25, wherein the DNS server in the first network point of presence is further operable to select a cache component for providing content associated with the resource request based on routing information for the cluster of the client computing device.

29. The system as recited in claim 25, wherein the DNS server in the first network point of presence is further operable to:

determine whether the first DNS server is authoritative based on routing information for the cluster of the client computing device; and

if not, select a second DNS server in a second network point of presence for processing the resource request based on the routing information for the cluster of the client computing device.

30. A system comprising:

a first network point of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the first network point of presence includes a DNS server component that receives a DNS query from a client computing device, wherein the DNS query corresponds to a requested resource associated with a first resource identifier, wherein the content delivery network service provider includes one or more servers to provide the requested resource, and wherein the DNS server component in the first network point of presence is operable to;

associate the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices;

determine that the first resource identifier is associated with an alternative resource identifier; and

transmit an alternative resource identifier to the client computing device based on routing information for the cluster, wherein the alternative resource identifier includes information for causing a DNS query to resolve to a domain corresponding to the content delivery service provider.

31. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the alternative resource identifier corresponds to a canonical name record identifier.

32. The system as recited in claim 30 further comprising:

a second network point of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the second network point of presence includes a DNS server component that receives a subsequent DNS query from the client computing device, wherein the subsequent DNS query corresponds to a requested resource associated with the alternative resource identifier, and wherein the DNS server component in the second network point of presence is operable to;

associate the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices; and

route the DNS query based on routing information for the cluster.

33. The system as recited in claim 30 further comprising:

a second network point of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the second network point of presence includes a DNS server component that receives a subsequent DNS query from a client computing device, wherein the subsequent DNS query corresponds to a requested resource associated with the alternative resource identifier, and wherein the DNS server component in the second network point of presence is operable to;

resolve the subsequent DNS query to identify a cache component for providing content associated with the original resource request; and

transmit information identifying the identified cache component to the client computing device.