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Managing synchronized data requests in a content delivery network

  • US 9,264,780 B1
  • Filed: 07/12/2011
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a hardware processor configured to;

    aggregate data collected from a plurality of nodes, wherein the aggregate data is associated with a distribution of audiovisual content, and includes;

    load information collected from a set of content sources; and

    performance information collected from a plurality of clients;

    anticipate, based on an evaluation of at least a portion of the aggregate data, the potential occurrence of a detrimental amount of synchronized attempts by clients to access a same audiovisual content item;

    in response to the anticipating, perform one or more remediation actions to prevent one or more load thresholds from being violated, including sending a command to a client, wherein the command instructs the client to modify a behavior in obtaining the audiovisual content item; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

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