Latency measurement in resource requests
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for processing content comprising:
- obtaining, by a service provider, a request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the request for a resource corresponding to an embedded resource identifier, wherein the request for the resource is generated by a client computing device responsive to obtaining originally requested content including the embedded resource identifier from the service provider;
transmitting, by the service provider, responsive processing information, wherein the responsive information includes information for identifying an alternative resource identifier and a command for causing a subsequent request for content corresponding to the alternative resource identifier to be transmitted by the client computing device to the service provider;
obtaining, by the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource corresponding to the alternative resource identifier, wherein the subsequent request for the resource is generated by the client computing device; and
determining, by the service provider, latency information corresponding to the two requests for content, the latency information corresponding to communication latency between the client computing device and respective identifiable components of the service provider for the two requests for content.
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Abstract
Systems and method for the management and processing of resource requests by a service provider, such as a content delivery network (“CDN”) service provider, on behalf of a content provider are provided. The CDN service provider can measure the performance associated with the delivery of resources to requesting client computing devices from various computing devices associated with the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, the CDN service provider can utilize commands responsive to an initial request for a resource that causes the requesting client computing device to transmit one or more supplemental resource requests. Information associated with the processing of the sequence of resource requests can be used to measure CDN service provider latencies.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing content comprising:
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obtaining, by a service provider, a request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the request for a resource corresponding to an embedded resource identifier, wherein the request for the resource is generated by a client computing device responsive to obtaining originally requested content including the embedded resource identifier from the service provider; transmitting, by the service provider, responsive processing information, wherein the responsive information includes information for identifying an alternative resource identifier and a command for causing a subsequent request for content corresponding to the alternative resource identifier to be transmitted by the client computing device to the service provider; obtaining, by the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource corresponding to the alternative resource identifier, wherein the subsequent request for the resource is generated by the client computing device; and determining, by the service provider, latency information corresponding to the two requests for content, the latency information corresponding to communication latency between the client computing device and respective identifiable components of the service provider for the two requests for content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for processing content comprising:
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transmitting, by a client computing device, a request for a resource, the request for a resource corresponding to an embedded resource identifier, wherein the request for the resource is received by a first identifiable component of a service provider responsive to the service provider providing originally requested content including the embedded resource identifier to the client computing device; obtaining, by the client computing device, responsive processing information from the service provider, wherein the responsive information includes information for identifying an alternative resource identifier and a command for causing a subsequent request for content corresponding to the alternative resource identifier to be transmitted by the client computing device to the service provider; transmitting, by the client computing device, the subsequent request for a resource to a second identifiable component of the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource corresponding to the alternative resource identifier, wherein the subsequent request for the resource is generated by the client computing device; determining, by the client computing device, metric information corresponding to the two requests for content, the metric information corresponding to communications between the client computing device and the first and second separately identifiable components of the service provider for the two requests for content; and transmitting the metric information to the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented system for processing content, the system comprising:
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a data store configured to store computer-executable instructions; and a hardware processor in communication with the data store, the hardware processor corresponding to a service provider and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least; obtain a request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the request for a resource corresponding to an embedded resource identifier, wherein the request for the resource is generated by a client computing device responsive to obtaining originally requested content including the embedded resource identifier from the service provider; transmit responsive processing information, wherein the responsive information includes information for identifying an alternative resource identifier and a command for causing a subsequent request for content corresponding to the alternative resource identifier to be transmitted by the client computing device to the service provider; obtain the subsequent request for a resource at an identifiable component of the service provider, the subsequent request for a resource corresponding to the alternative resource identifier, wherein the subsequent request for the resource is generated by the client computing device; determine performance metric information corresponding to the two requests for content, the performance metric information corresponding, at least in part, to a communication latency between the client computing device and respective identifiable components of the service provider for the two requests for content; and update the performance metric information according to the latency information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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