Packetized content delivery apparatus and methods

A non-transitory computer-readable apparatus configured to store one or more computer programs thereon, the one or more computer programs comprising a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions configured to, when executed by a processor apparatus:

• based on data indicating an occurrence of an event associated with an active route of a pool of active routes of a content delivery network, determine a network address associated with the active route, wherein the active route is associated with a first node of the content delivery network;
• determine existence of a second active route of the pool of active routes, wherein the second active route is associated with a second node of the content delivery network, and the second node is associated with a traffic conditioning rule;
• effectuate withdrawal of the active route from the pool of active routes based at least in part on the determination of an existence of the second active route;
• and
• select the second active route to provide digitally rendered content to a computerized client device, wherein the selection of the second active route comprises selection of the second active route from a pool of active routes associated with one or more nodes, the one or more nodes being associated with at least one other traffic conditioning rule, and the selection of the second active route is based at least in part on the traffic conditioning rule requiring a quality of service level that is more reliable than the at least one other traffic conditioning rule;
• wherein the effectuation of the withdrawal of the active route (i) causes a reduction in interruption of the provision of the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device, and (ii) comprises incorporation, by a resolution layer (RL), of route time to live (TTL) information into one or more updates for the pool of active routes.

A computerized method of dynamically configuring a plurality of nodes providing digital content in a packet-enabled network, the computerized method comprising:

• associating an IP address to the digital content, the associating of the IP address to the digital content enabling abstraction of advertisements relating to the availability of the digital content from delivery of the digital content, the abstraction enabling operation of the packet-enabled network without a centralized control system;
• identifying a configuration of the packet-enabled network, the configuration utilized to provide the digital content to a computerized client device of the packet-enabled network via at least a first node and a second node;
• detecting an event associated with the first node, the event comprising the guaranteed quality of service level not being met;
• and
• based at least on the detecting of the event, modifying the configuration of the packet-enabled network to provide the digitally rendered content to the computerized client device via the second node and without use of the first node.