Method and node for distributing electronic content in a content distribution network

A method for caching content in a content delivery network (CDN) comprising a plurality of cache nodes, the cache nodes being connected with communication links having a communication cost to other cache nodes in the CDN, the method comprising the following steps:

• defining a virtual node logically representing a set of cache nodes, wherein the set of cache nodes is defined based on an internal communication cost between the cache nodes;
• collecting statistics regarding content requests in each of the cache nodes represented by the virtual node;
• determining based on statistics gathered from all cache nodes represented by the virtual node, whether specific content is to be cached in the virtual node or not;
• and, if it is determined to cache said specific content;
• cause the specific content to be cached in one or more of the cache nodes represented by the virtual node.