Managing content delivery network service providers
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- under control of a hardware computing device configured with specific computer executable instructions;
obtaining, at a first DNS server, a first domain name system (DNS) query from a client computing device associated with a first point of presence (POP), wherein the first DNS query is associated with a requested resource, wherein the requested resource is associated with a content provider and wherein the first DNS server is associated with a content delivery network (CDN) service provider that is different from the content provider;
determining whether the content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage, wherein the threshold network usage is determined based at least in part on content provider pricing information, wherein the content provider pricing information indicates a price at which the CDN service provider provides content on behalf of the content provider;
selecting an alternative resource identifier associated with a second DNS server at a second POP of the CDN service provider or an internet protocol (IP) address of a cache component at the second POP if the content provider is determined to have exceeded the threshold network usage, wherein the alternative resource identifier includes information for causing a second DNS query to resolve to the second DNS server of the CDN service provider; and
transmitting, to the client computing device, the selected alternative resource identifier or the IP address.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
under control of a hardware computing device configured with specific computer executable instructions; obtaining, at a first DNS server, a first domain name system (DNS) query from a client computing device associated with a first point of presence (POP), wherein the first DNS query is associated with a requested resource, wherein the requested resource is associated with a content provider and wherein the first DNS server is associated with a content delivery network (CDN) service provider that is different from the content provider; determining whether the content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage, wherein the threshold network usage is determined based at least in part on content provider pricing information, wherein the content provider pricing information indicates a price at which the CDN service provider provides content on behalf of the content provider; selecting an alternative resource identifier associated with a second DNS server at a second POP of the CDN service provider or an internet protocol (IP) address of a cache component at the second POP if the content provider is determined to have exceeded the threshold network usage, wherein the alternative resource identifier includes information for causing a second DNS query to resolve to the second DNS server of the CDN service provider; and transmitting, to the client computing device, the selected alternative resource identifier or the IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer-implemented method comprising:
under control of a hardware computing device configured with specific computer executable instructions; obtaining, at a first domain name system (DNS) server, a DNS query from a client computing device associated with a first point of presence (POP), wherein the DNS query is associated with a requested resource, wherein the requested resource is associated with a content provider and wherein the first DNS server is associated with a content delivery network (CDN) service provider; selecting an alternative resource identifier associated with a second DNS server at a second POP or an internet protocol (IP) address of a cache component at the second POP upon determining that the content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage, wherein the threshold network usage is determined based at least in part on content provider pricing information; and transmitting, to the client computing device, the selected alternative resource identifier or the IP address. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
a first point of presence (POP) associated with a content delivery network (CDN) service provider, wherein the first POP includes a first domain name system (DNS) server that receives a first DNS query from a client computing device, wherein the DNS query is associated with a requested resource, wherein the requested resource is associated with a content provider, and wherein the first DNS server is operative to; determine whether the content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage, wherein the threshold network usage is determined based at least in part on content provider pricing information; select an alternative resource identifier associated with a second DNS server at a second POP of the CDN service provider or an internet protocol (IP) address of a cache component at the second POP if the content provider is determined to have exceeded the threshold network usage; and transmit, to the client computing device, the selected alternative resource identifier or the IP address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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