Patent ID: 8943170
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content delivery network aggregator system, the system comprising: a content delivery network evaluator operable to evaluate each of a plurality of unrelated content delivery networks, wherein each content delivery network of the plurality of unrelated content delivery networks comprises a separate plurality of content servers, wherein each content server is an edge server providing services; and a content delivery network selector operable to select, based upon an evaluation from the content delivery network evaluator, one of the plurality of unrelated content delivery networks to provide content to a first user and further operable to select a different content delivery network to provide the same content to a second user, and wherein two or more content delivery networks of the plurality of unrelated content delivery networks supply different types of content, wherein said evaluation is based on a network prediction model, wherein said content delivery network selector is operable to communicate an identifier associated with said selected content delivery network to a DNS server.