Intelligent content delivery network (cdn) entity routing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be operable for:

• receiving usage data that is based on a delivery of content by a plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein a first value of a selection parameter is used to determine whether to select a content delivery network entity from the plurality of content delivery network entities to process a first request for content;
• allocating the usage data in a first distribution to the plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein the allocating does not use a condition to determine the first distribution;
• allocating the usage data in a second distribution to the plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein the allocating uses the condition to determine the second distribution;
• and
• adjusting the first value of the selection parameter to a second value based on the first distribution and the second distribution, wherein the second value of the selection parameter is used to determine whether to select the content delivery network entity from the plurality of content delivery network entities to service a second request for content.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be operable for:
• receiving usage data that is based on a delivery of content by a plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein a first value of a selection parameter is used to determine whether to select a content delivery network entity from the plurality of content delivery network entities to process a first request for content;
• allocating the usage data in a first distribution to the plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein the allocating does not use a condition to determine the first distribution;
• allocating the usage data in a second distribution to the plurality of content delivery network entities, wherein the allocating uses the condition to determine the second distribution;
• and
• adjusting the first value of the selection parameter to a second value based on the first distribution and the second distribution, wherein the second value of the selection parameter is used to determine whether to select the content delivery network entity from the plurality of content delivery network entities to service a second request for content.