A content delivery method, comprising: receiving , by a first access gateway, a configuration command, sent by an operator and configuring by the first access gateway a correspondence between an identifier assigned by the operator and a traffic diversion policy according to the configuration command, wherein the identifier corresponds to accelerated content; receiving , by the first access gateway, a first access request, originated by a terminal device, wherein the first access request carries a first identifier, and the first access request is used to request content to be accessed by the terminal device; when a traffic diversion policy corresponding to the first identifier exists in the correspondence, diverting , by the first access gateway, the first access request to a first server; and receiving , by the first access gateway, content returned by the first server, and sending the content to the terminal device, wherein the method further comprises before the step of receiving : configuring by a CDN server, a correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content; sending , by the terminal device, a content request to the CDN server, wherein the content request carries content identification information for identifying the content; querying , by the CDN server, the correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content, to determine the first identifier corresponding to the content, and sending the first identifier to the terminal device; and receiving, by the terminal device, the first identifier, and sending by the terminal device the first access request that carries the first identifier to the first access gateway. receiving , by a first access gateway, a configuration command, sent by an operator and configuring by the first access gateway a correspondence between an identifier assigned by the operator and a traffic diversion policy according to the configuration command, wherein the identifier corresponds to accelerated content; receiving , by the first access gateway, a first access request, originated by a terminal device, wherein the first access request carries a first identifier, and the first access request is used to request content to be accessed by the terminal device; when a traffic diversion policy corresponding to the first identifier exists in the correspondence, diverting , by the first access gateway, the first access request to a first server; and receiving , by the first access gateway, content returned by the first server, and sending the content to the terminal device, wherein the method further comprises before the step of receiving : configuring by a CDN server, a correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content; sending , by the terminal device, a content request to the CDN server, wherein the content request carries content identification information for identifying the content; querying , by the CDN server, the correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content, to determine the first identifier corresponding to the content, and sending the first identifier to the terminal device; and configuring by a CDN server, a correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content; sending , by the terminal device, a content request to the CDN server, wherein the content request carries content identification information for identifying the content; querying , by the CDN server, the correspondence between the identifier and the accelerated content, to determine the first identifier corresponding to the content, and sending the first identifier to the terminal device; and receiving, by the terminal device, the first identifier, and sending by the terminal device the first access request that carries the first identifier to the first access gateway. <EOS>