CONTENT NODE NETWORK ADDRESS SELECTION FOR CONTENT DELIVERY

摘要

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software that select network addresses of a content node of a content delivery network are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a control node to perform network address selection that selects between different communication service providers according to network characteristics is presented. The control node receives a domain name lookup request from an end user device to reach a content node. The control node processes network characteristics and the domain name lookup request to select a network address that corresponds to one of the communication service providers. The end user device can use the selected network address to reach the content node over the selected communication service provider.

主权项

1. A method of operating a control node to select a network address for an end user device to reach a content node of a content delivery network, the method comprising:
receiving a lookup request from the end user device for content cached by the content node; identifying network characteristics for ones of the end user device and a plurality of communication service providers that handle traffic for the content node; processing the network characteristics and the lookup request to select a network address for the end user device to reach the content node, the network address corresponding to one of the plurality of communication service providers; and transferring the network address for receipt by the end user device.