Selection of content delivery networks using agents

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to be operable for:

• determining an input value for a request for content;
• retrieving a plurality of states for a plurality of content delivery networks, wherein a state includes a component that is based on variance;
• generating a plurality of scores for the plurality of content delivery networks based on the input value and the plurality of states, wherein a score for a content delivery network is generated using a parameter value for the component and the input value;
• selecting a content delivery network from the plurality of content delivery networks based on the score for the content delivery network;
• and
• outputting information for the selected content delivery network to cause the selected content delivery network to service the request to deliver the content.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for controlling the one or more computer processors to be operable for:
• determining an input value for a request for content;
• retrieving a plurality of states for a plurality of content delivery networks, wherein a state includes a component that is based on variance;
• generating a plurality of scores for the plurality of content delivery networks based on the input value and the plurality of states, wherein a score for a content delivery network is generated using a parameter value for the component and the input value;
• selecting a content delivery network from the plurality of content delivery networks based on the score for the content delivery network;
• and
• outputting information for the selected content delivery network to cause the selected content delivery network to service the request to deliver the content.