Patent ID: 7373416
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A content server for use in a content delivery network (CDN) that is shared by a set of content providers, the content server being one of a set of other content servers in the CDN, comprising: a processor; an operating system; a server process responsive to requests for serving given content from the content server to requesting end users; and a manager process to enable each of the set of content providers to manage an amount of traffic served from the content server and the other content servers in the CDN, wherein each content provider can manage its traffic independent of any other content provider using attributes associated with first and second tags, wherein the attributes are identified by the content provider via a secure configuration portal associated with the content delivery network, the attributes associated with the first tag being settable on a per content provider basis and specifying one of a set of tables that are accessible on a per content provider basis, and the attributes associated with the second tag being settable by the content provider and specifying a given table selected from the set of tables and at least one match condition, comprising, on a content provider-by-content provider basis: