Network address resolution
AssigneeLevel 3 Communications, LLC
InventorsChristopher Newton, William R. Power
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Abstract
A content delivery network with at least one first content server bound to a first domain associated with a first characteristic (e.g., popular) associated with content servable from the content delivery network. The content delivery network includes at least one second content server bound to a second domain associated with a second characteristic (e.g., unpopular) associated with content servable from the content delivery network. At least one processing device including computer executable instructions for receiving a request to provide an embedded resource including either a first host name associated with the first domain or a second host name associated with the second domain.
Claims14
A content delivery method comprising:
- binding a first server to a first domain of a content delivery network, the first domain specific to a first popularity designation of content served by the content delivery network;
- providing a user interface for a popularity service;
- receiving, through the user interface, instructions to assign the first popularity designation to first content;
- receiving a request for a web page, wherein the web page includes the first content as a first embedded resource;
- assigning a first host name to the first embedded resource based on the first popularity designation of the first content, wherein the first host name includes the first domain;
- receiving a request for a copy of the web page;
- returning the web page including the first embedded resource that includes the first host name;
- receiving, at the content delivery network, a request for the first content, the request for the first content including the first host name;
- and
- serving the copy of the first content from the first server.
A tangible computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for:
- binding a first server to a first domain of a content delivery network, the first domain specific to a first popularity designation of content served by the content delivery network;
- providing a user interface for a popularity service;
- receiving, through the user interface, instructions to assign the first popularity designation to first content;
- receiving a request for a web page, wherein the web page includes the first content as a first embedded resource;
- assigning a first host name to the first embedded resource based on the first popularity designation of the first content, wherein the first host name includes the first domain;
- receiving a request for a copy of the web page;
- returning the web page including the first embedded resource that includes the first host name;
- receiving, at the content delivery network, a request for the first content, the request for the first content including the first host name;
- and
- serving the copy of the first content from the first server.
A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- computer readable media communicatively connected to the at least one processor, the computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method, the method comprising:
- binding a first server to a first domain of a content delivery network, the first domain specific to a first popularity designation of content served by the content delivery network;
- providing a user interface for a popularity service;
- receiving, through the user interface, instructions to assign the first popularity designation to first content;
- receiving a request for a web page, wherein the web page includes the first content as a first embedded resource;
- assigning a first host name to the first embedded resource based on the first popularity designation of the first content, wherein the first host name includes the first domain;
- receiving a request for the web page;
- returning the web page including the first embedded resource that includes the first host name;
- receiving, at the content delivery network, a request for the first content, the request for the first content including the first host name;
- and
- serving the copy of the first content from the first server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.