Method for distributing a content in a content distribution network, entity of origin and corresponding distribution entities

A method of distribution, by a first distribution entity comprised in a first content distribution network, of a content made available by an entity of origin, the method comprising steps implemented by the entity of origin or a second distribution entity comprised in a second content distribution network, comprising:

• receiving a request coming from said first distribution entity for obtaining a description of a context of execution of a request for access coming from a client entity;
• and
• sending a response to said first distribution entity, said response comprising said description of the context of execution of the request for access, which comprises:
• a processing code for processing said subsequent request for access, wherein said processing code comprises a delivery status code, enabling the first distribution entity in said execution of said subsequent request for access to send at least one piece of information on status of delivery to a first other entity.

A first content distribution entity comprised in a first content distribution network and configured for a distribution of a content made available by an entity of origin, said first distribution entity comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor configure the first content distribution entity to:
• receive a request for access to the content coming from a client entity;
• determine whether the received request for access is a first request for access received by the first distribution entity for said content or a subsequent request for access;
• in response to the received request for access being the first request for access received by the first distribution entity for said content:
• act as a proxy in carrying out:
• a retransmission of the received request for access to the entity of origin or to a second distribution entity comprised in a second content distribution network, a reception in return and a retransmission, to the client entity, of a response comprising the content, and a storage of the content in a cache;
• transmit a request to the entity of origin or to the second distribution entity for obtaining a description of an execution context of the received request for access, then receive in return a response comprising said description, and store said description, wherein the description of the execution context of the received request for access comprises:
• a processing code for processing said subsequent request for access, wherein said processing code comprises a delivery status code, enabling the first distribution entity in said execution of said subsequent request for access to send at least one piece of information on status of delivery to a first other entity;
• and
• in response to the received request for access being not said first request for access but the subsequent request for access, use the previously stored description in order to carry out an execution of said subsequent request for access to provide the content preliminarily stored in the cache.

A device corresponding to an entity of origin or a second distribution entity comprised in a second content distribution network, the device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor configure the device to:
• receive a request for obtaining a description of an execution context of a request for access coming from a client entity, the request coming from a first distribution entity comprised in a first content distribution network and configured for a distribution of a content made available by said entity of origin;
• and
• send a response to said first distribution entity, said response comprising said description of the context of execution of the request for access, which comprises:
• a processing code for processing said subsequent request for access, wherein said processing code comprises a delivery status code, enabling the first distribution entity in said execution of said subsequent request for access to send at least one piece of information on status of delivery to a first other entity.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer code instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor of a first distribution entity configure the first distribution entity to implement a method of distribution, of a content made available by an entity of origin, the first distribution entity being comprised in a first content distribution network, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for access to the content coming from a client entity;
• determining whether the received request for access is a first request for access received by the first distribution entity for said content or a subsequent request for access;
• in response to the received request for access being the first request for access received by the first distribution entity for said content:
• acting as a proxy:
• resending the received request for access to the entity of origin or to a second distribution entity comprised in a second content distribution network, receiving, in return, and retransmitting, to the client entity, a response comprising the content and storing the content in a cache;
• transmitting a request to the entity of origin or to the second distribution entity, for obtaining a description of an execution context of the received request for access, then receiving, in return, a response comprising said description, and storing said description, wherein the description of the execution context of the received request for access comprises:
• a processing code for processing said subsequent request for access wherein said processing code comprises a delivery status code, enabling the first distribution entity in said execution of said subsequent request for access to send at least one piece of information on status of delivery to a first other entity;
• and
• in response to the received request for access not being said first request for access but the subsequent request for access, using the previously stored description in order to carry out an execution of said subsequent request for access to provide the content preliminarily stored in the cache.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer code instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor of a device, corresponding to an entity of origin or a second distribution entity in a second content distribution network, configure the device to implement a method of distributing content, comprising:

• receiving a request for obtaining a description of a context of execution of a request for access coming from a client entity, the request coming from a first distribution entity comprised in a first content distribution network and configured for a distribution of a content made available by said entity of origin;
• and
• sending a response to said first distribution entity, said response comprising said description of the context of execution of the request for access, which comprises:
• a processing code for processing said subsequent request for access, wherein said processing code comprises a delivery status code, enabling the first distribution entity in said execution of said subsequent request for access to send at least one piece of information on status of delivery to a first other entity.