Controlling subscriber information rates in a content delivery network

A method for delivering resources to clients in a framework in which a plurality of repeater servers form a shared content delivery network (CDN) operable to serve resources to clients on behalf of a plurality of content providers, the method comprising:

• determining a data traffic rate of at least a particular content provider of said plurality of content providers, wherein said data traffic rate is determined at least in part by monitoring amounts of data transmitted by said CDN over a period of time on behalf of said particular content provider, wherein said monitoring act comprises each repeater server in the CDN measuring the amount of data that repeater transmits on behalf of each of at least some content providers, including said particular content provider;
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• selectively causing a client request for the CDN to serve a resource of said particular content provider to be delayed by at least one pause, said causing being based at least in part on a function of the data traffic rate associated with that particular content provider.

A method for delivering resources to clients in a framework in which a plurality of repeater servers form a shared content delivery network (CDN) operable to serve resources to clients on behalf of a plurality of content providers, the method comprising:

• determining a data traffic rate of a particular content provider of said plurality of content providers, wherein said data traffic rate is determined at least in part by monitoring amounts of data transmitted by said CDN over a period of time on behalf of said particular content provider, wherein said monitoring act comprises each repeater server in the CDN measuring the amount of data that repeater transmits on behalf of each of at least some content providers, including said particular content provider;
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• based at least in part on said determined data traffic rate of the particular content provider, selectively adjusting a rate at which responses to requests for resources of the particular content provider are served.

A method for delivering resources to clients in a framework in which a plurality of repeater servers form a shared content delivery network (CDN) operable to serve resources to clients on behalf of a plurality of content providers, the method comprising:

• determining a data traffic rate of a particular content provider of said plurality of content providers, wherein said data traffic rate is determined at least in part by monitoring amounts of data transmitted by said CDN over a period of time on behalf of said particular content provider, wherein said monitoring act comprises each repeater server in the CDN measuring the amount of data that repeater transmits on behalf of each of at least some content providers, including said particular content provider;
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• based at least in part on said determined data traffic of the particular content provider rate and on a pricing policy, selectively adjusting a rate at which responses to requests for resources of the particular content provider are served.