Method and system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network
OwnerChristopher Paul Douglas, Chia-Chu Dorlandinventors
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Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for displaying relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, where the content devices include a management computer and a plurality of caches, includes querying one of the content devices, receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices, and based on the received response, displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices.
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A method for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the method comprising:
- querying one of the content devices;
- receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices;
- and
- based on the received response, displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices.
A system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the system comprising:
- an agent configured to query one of the content devices and receive a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices;
- and
- a display arranged to display a map showing the indicated content distribution path among the content devices.
A system for monitoring relationships between content devices in a content delivery network, the content devices including a management computer and a plurality of caches, the system comprising:
- means for querying one of the content devices;
- means for receiving a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among the content devices;
- and
- means for displaying a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices, based on the received response.
A machine readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to:
- query a content device in a content delivery network;
- receive a response from the queried content device indicating a content distribution path among content devices in the content delivery network;
- and
- based on the received response, display a map showing the indicated content distribution path(s) among the content devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.