Configurable geographic prefixes for global server load balancing

An apparatus, comprising:

• a network device to, for a network address that has a particular address prefix that matches a stored address prefix corresponding to a geographic region, associate said network address to said geographic region so as to deem where a client device having the network address resides, said geographic region being different from an original geographic region that corresponds to the particular address prefix and overriding the original geographic region.

A method, comprising:

• storing data that specifies a first geographic region that designates a location of a client device with a network address having a first address prefix;
• determining that the first address prefix matches a second address prefix corresponding to a second geographic region that is different from the first geographic region;
• overriding the stored first geographic region with the second geographic region in response to the determination.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable processor to:

• store data that specifies a first geographic region that designates a location of a client device with a network address having a first address prefix;
• determine that the first address prefix matches a second address prefix corresponding to a second geographic region that is different from the first geographic region;
• override the stored first geographic region with the second geographic region in response to the determination.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable processor to:

• determine that a particular address prefix of a network address matches a stored address prefix corresponding to a geographic region,
• associate said network address to said geographic region so as to deem where a client device having the network address resides, said geographic region being different from an original geographic region that corresponds to the particular address prefix and overriding the original geographic region.