Request-Response Processing in a Content Delivery Network
AssigneeLevel 3 Communications, LLC
InventorsChristopher Newton, Laurence R. Lipstone, William Crowder, Jeffrey G. Koller, David Fullagar, Maksim Yevmenkin
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method in a content delivery network (CDN) includes, responsive to a request, determining a particular sequencer to handle the request, the particular sequencer includes a sequence of one or more handlers. The request is processed in accordance with the particular sequencer by invoking the one or more handlers.
Claims28
A computer-implemented method in a content delivery network (CDN), the method comprising:
- (A) responsive to a request, determining a particular sequencer to handle the request, said particular sequencer comprising a sequence of one or more handlers;
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- (B) processing the request in accordance with the particular sequencer by invoking the one or more handlers.
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:
- (a) responsive to a request, determine a particular sequencer to handle the request, said particular sequencer comprising a sequence of one or more handlers;
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- (b) process the request in accordance with the particular sequencer by invoking the one or more handlers.
A computer program product having computer readable instructions stored on non-transitory computer readable media, the computer readable instructions including instructions for implementing a computer-implemented method, said method operable in a content delivery network (CDN) comprising:
- a plurality of cache servers, the method comprising, by hardware and software on a cache server mechanism of said plurality of cache servers:
- (a) responsive to a request, determine a particular sequencer to handle the request, said particular sequencer comprising a sequence of one or more handlers;
- and
- (b) process the request in accordance with the particular sequencer by invoking the one or more handlers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.