Selecting Network Services Based On Hostname

摘要

In an embodiment, a method configures a network to route data on a first network service that connects a user's network with a service provider network. In the method, an instruction to route data from the network addressed to a hostname on the first network service is received, According to the hostname, a first IP address that addresses a server identified by the hostname is determined. A second IP address is also determined as the second IP address of the specific network service. Finally, a message is sent to the user's network that specifically instructs the user's network to route data addressed to the first IP address to the second IP address. The message causes configuration of a router on the user's network to route data on the first network service. System and computer program product embodiments are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a network to route data on a first network service that connects a user's network with a service provider network, comprising:
(a) receiving, at a first router on a customer network, a message from a second router instructing the first router to route data destined to a first IP address to a second IP address, wherein the first IP address corresponds to a hostname and the second IP address corresponds to a first network service among a plurality of network services, and wherein the message is sent by the second router in response to receiving a mapping between the host name and the first network service as determined by a user of the customer network; (b) in response to the receiving, configuring the router to route data, addressed to the first IP address, on, the first network service, wherein, prior to the configuring, data destined to the first IP address is routed on a second network service among the plurality of network services; (c) receiving a request from a computer on the customer network, the request destined to the first IP address; and (d) sending the request to the second router on the first network service.