US 2013/0159473 A1 · CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK

Abstract

A device is operable in a content delivery network (CDN). The device has a cache server mechanism constructed and adapted to: upon joining the CDN, obtain global configuration data from a control core of the CDN; and, having joined the CDN, obtain updated global configuration data, if needed; and obtain customer configuration information associated with at least one customer of the CDN. The device serves a particular resource associated with a particular customer of the CDN in accordance with (i) the global configuration data, and (ii) customer configuration information obtained in and associated with the particular customer.

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Dependent claims

A device, operable in a content delivery network (CDN), the device comprising:

(i) hardware including memory and at least one processor;
and
(ii) a cache server mechanism constructed and adapted to:
(b)(1) upon joining the CDN,
(b)(1)(1) obtain global configuration data from a control core of the CDN;
and
(b)(2) having joined the CDN,
(b)(2)(1) obtain updated global configuration data, if needed;
and
(b)(2)(2) obtain customer configuration information associated with at least one customer of the CDN;
(b)(2)(3) serve a particular resource associated with a particular customer of the CDN in accordance with (i) the global configuration data, and (ii) customer configuration information obtained in (b)(2)(2) and associated with the particular customer.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/714,411Filed 14 Dec 2012

Priority

14 Dec 2011

Published

20 Jun 2013

Term ends

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Classification12 codes

H04L 67/5682
Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching: policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
H04L 41/0856
By actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information: by backing up or archiving configuration information
H04L 41/5064
Characterised by the interaction between service providers and their network customers, e.g. customer relationship management: customer…
H04L 41/509
Based on type of value added network service under agreement: wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV

Content delivery network

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Abstract

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