Method for operating an integrated point of presence server network

A method, comprising:

• receiving a first request on a DNS server from a client DNS server to resolve a first domain name, the client DNS server receiving a request from a client of a web page address that includes the first domain name;
• determining load measurements of a plurality of mirrored customer web servers each addressable by the first domain name among a customer's plurality of web servers, each of the plurality of mirrored customer web servers addressable by the first domain name, and each of the plurality of mirrored customer web servers configured to service the request from the client;
• determining a customer web server from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load that is optimal over traffic loads of other customer web servers from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers according to optimal customer web server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis, allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
• determining an IP address of the customer web server;
• providing the IP address of the customer web server to the client DNS server;
• receiving a second request from the client DNS server to resolve a second domain name, the client DNS server receiving a request from the client of a uniform resource locator obtained from the web page associated with the web page address that includes the second domain name;
• determining performance metric measurement of a set of caching servers each addressable by the second domain name in a network of caching servers, where the network of caching servers does not include the customer's plurality of web servers;
• wherein a customer is a customer of a service for use of the network of caching servers managed by the service that store static content for the customer;
• determining a caching server from the set of caching servers, the caching server having performance metrics that are optimal over performance metrics of other caching servers from the set of caching servers, according to optimal caching server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
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• delivering an IP address of the caching server to the client DNS server.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a DNS server, comprising at least a processor and a memory, that receives a request from a client for a web page at a first web address, the first web address including a hostname;
• a traffic load logic that determines traffic loads of a plurality of mirrored customer web servers each addressable by the requested hostname among a customer's plurality of web servers, each of the plurality of mirrored customer web servers storing the web page;
• a customer web server selection logic that determines a customer web server from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers that is appropriate for the request, the customer web server having a traffic load that is optimal over traffic loads of remaining customer web servers from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers according to optimal customer web server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
• an IP address logic that determines an IP address of the customer web server;
• a request directing logic that directs the request from the client to the customer web server;
• a request receiving logic that receives a request from the client for static content on the web page at a second web address, the second web address including the hostname;
• a service metric logic that determines service metrics of a set of caching servers each addressable by the requested hostname in a network of caching servers, where the network of caching servers does not include the customer's plurality of web servers;
• wherein a customer is a customer of a service for use of the network of caching servers managed by the service that store static content for the customer;
• a caching server selection logic that determines a caching server from the set of caching servers that is appropriate for the request for static content, the caching server having service metrics that are optimal over service metrics of remaining caching servers from the network of caching servers according to optimal caching server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
• a caching server IP address determining logic that determines an IP address of the caching server;
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• a caching server IP address delivery logic that delivers the IP address of the caching server to the client.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a DNS server, comprising at least a processor and a memory, that receives a first request from a client DNS server to resolve a first domain name, the client DNS server receiving a request from a client of a web page address that includes the first domain name;
• a traffic load logic that determines load measurements of a plurality of mirrored customer web servers each addressable by the first domain name among a customer's plurality of web servers, and each of the plurality of mirrored customer web servers configured to service the request from the client;
• a customer web server selection logic that determines a customer web server from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load that is optimal over traffic loads of other customer web servers from the plurality of mirrored customer web servers according to optimal customer web server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
• an IP address logic that determines an IP address of the customer web server;
• wherein the IP address logic sends the IP address of the customer web server to the client DNS server;
• wherein the DNS server receives a second request from the client DNS server to resolve a second domain name, the client DNS server receiving a request from the client of a uniform resource locator obtained from the web page associated with the web page address that includes the second domain name;
• a caching server performance metric logic that determines performance metric measurements of a set of caching servers each addressable by the second domain name in a network of caching servers, where the network of caching servers does not include the customer's plurality of web servers;
• wherein a customer is a customer of a service for use of the network of caching servers managed by the service that store static content for the customer;
• a caching server selection logic that determines a caching server from the set of caching servers, the caching server having performance metrics that are optimal over performance metrics of other caching servers from the set of caching servers according to optimal caching server selection rules defined on a per domain name basis, allowing for each domain name to be configured independently;
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• a caching server selection logic that delivers an IP address of the caching server to the client DNS server.