Patent ID: 8060616
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: obtaining a CDN inquiry from a content provider at a network storage provider, wherein the CDN inquiry corresponds to a request to register one or more resources with a CDN service provider and wherein the one or more resources are currently hosted by the network storage provider on behalf of the content provider; causing generation, by the network storage provider, of a user interface for registering the one or more resources with a CDN service provider, wherein the user interface includes an option to have the one or more resources hosted by the CDN service provider in the alternative to the network storage provider; obtaining registration information at the network storage provider for registering the one or more resources associated with the content provider with the CDN service provider, the registration information including a request by the content provider to register the one or more resources with a CDN provider, identification of the one or more resources to be provided by the CDN service provider, and CDN selection criteria; transmitting a CDN generation request from the network storage provider to the CDN service provider, the CDN generation request corresponding to the registration information; and processing data corresponding to the registration of the one or more resources with the CDN service provider.