Patent ID: 8825608
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: collecting, at an edge stage of a content delivery network (CDN), analytics associated with requests for content in the CDN, wherein the analytics are collected via one or more collectors disposed in the edge stage, wherein the one or more collectors are associated with one or more edge servers disposed in the edge stage; instantiating one or more additional collectors in response to detecting an increase in content in the CDN; aggregating the collected analytics from the edge stage with analytics collected from at least one other edge stage collector of the CDN; storing the aggregated analytics in a database according to a configured data model; providing, via a portal for a first customer of the CDN, access to stored analytics associated with requests for content of the first customer; and providing, via the portal for a second customer of the CDN, access to stored analytics associated with requests for content of the second customer.