Patent ID: 8296396
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. 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, wherein a first resource is associated with a first content provider of said plurality of content providers, and wherein said first resource references a second resource via at least a first hostname, the method comprising: (A) associating the first content provider with the shared CDN such that at least the second resource can be served from the shared CDN to clients on behalf of the first content provider, wherein the associating act (A) comprises: (B) after at least a portion of the first resource is served to a client from a content source distinct from said plurality of repeater servers, providing at least a second hostname that is at least partially distinct from the first hostname, and after resolution of the second hostname, serving the second resource to the client from a particular repeater server in the shared CDN selected based, at least in part, on a relative location corresponding to said client and at least some of the plurality of repeater servers, and wherein the serving act (B) comprises: (C) responsive to the serving act (B), recording by the particular repeater server, information related to the serving of the second resource.