Patent ID: 8583763
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for sandboxing content optimization within a particular Point-of-Presence (PoP) of a CDN, wherein the particular PoP comprises a plurality of edge servers, the computer-implemented method comprising: with a computer having at least one processor operating as a first edge server of the plurality of edge servers, receiving a first request comprising a first URL identifying a non-optimized instance of a particular object wherein the first edge server is identified to service the first request based on a hash of the first URL; with a computer having at least one processor operating as a second edge server of the plurality of edge servers, receiving a second request comprising a second URL identifying an optimized instance of the particular object, wherein the second edge server is identified to service the second request based on a hash of the second URL, and wherein the second URL comprises the first URL and at least one identifier modifying the first URL to identify the optimized instance of the particular object; servicing the first request at the first edge server, wherein servicing the first request comprises: servicing the second request at the second edge server, wherein servicing the second request comprises: