Content Delivery Framework With Autonomous CDN Partitioned into Multiple Virtual CDNs
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1. A content delivery network (CDN) comprising:
- a single autonomous CDN partitioned into multiple virtual CDNs, said multiple virtual CDNs being organized into a CDN hierarchy,each virtual CDN of said multiple virtual CDNs being allocated separate physical resources,wherein, within said CDN hierarchy, at least one parent virtual CDN has at least one child virtual CDN, and wherein said at least one parent virtual CDN to grants at least one privilege to said at least one child virtual CDN.
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Abstract
A content delivery network (CDN) includes a single autonomous CDN partitioned into multiple virtual CDNs, the multiple virtual CDNs being organized into a CDN hierarchy. Each virtual CDN is allocated separate physical resources. Within the CDN hierarchy, at least one parent virtual CDN has at least one child virtual CDN. A parent virtual CDN grants at least one privilege to at least one child virtual CDN.
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1. A content delivery network (CDN) comprising:
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a single autonomous CDN partitioned into multiple virtual CDNs, said multiple virtual CDNs being organized into a CDN hierarchy, each virtual CDN of said multiple virtual CDNs being allocated separate physical resources, wherein, within said CDN hierarchy, at least one parent virtual CDN has at least one child virtual CDN, and wherein said at least one parent virtual CDN to grants at least one privilege to said at least one child virtual CDN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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(A) partitioning an autonomous CDN into multiple virtual CDNs; (B) forming a CDN hierarchy from said multiple virtual CDNs wherein, to within said CDN hierarchy, at least one parent virtual CDN has at least one child virtual CDN; (C) allocating separate physical resources to each of said multiple virtual CDNs; and (D) said at least one parent virtual CDN granting at least one privilege to said at least one child virtual CDN. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. The method of 11 further comprising, for a particular virtual CDN of said multiple virtual CDNs:
configuring services for said particular virtual CDN.
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24. The method of 23 further comprising:
binding properties to the services on said particular virtual CDN.
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25. A method comprising:
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(A) partitioning an autonomous CDN into multiple virtual CDNs; (B) forming a CDN hierarchy from said multiple virtual CDNs wherein, within said CDN hierarchy, a parent virtual CDN has a child virtual CDN; (C) allocating separate physical resources to each of said multiple virtual CDNs; and (D) said parent virtual CDN granting at least one privilege to said child virtual CDN. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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