Proxy system, method and computer program product for utilizing an identifier of a request to route the request to a networked device

摘要

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided proxy mechanisms and methods for utilizing an identifier of a request to route the request to a networked device. These proxy mechanisms and methods for utilizing an identifier of a request to route the request to a network device can avoid delays associated with using DNS to route requests, while further reducing a number of IP addresses necessary for routing such requests to various network devices.

主权项

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
receiving from a requesting device at a proxy of a multi-tenant on-demand database service a request for content provided by one or more of a plurality of tenants of the multi-tenant on-demand database service, the multi-tenant on-demand database service including hardware and software shared by the plurality of tenants, where the request includes a unique uniform resource locator (URL); determining by the proxy an internet protocol (IP) address of a network device of the multi-tenant on-demand database service on which the content is located, utilizing a mapping between the IP address and the unique URL, wherein the mapping is stored within a table on the proxy; forwarding, by the proxy, the request including the unique URL to the network device of the multi-tenant on-demand database service, utilizing the determined IP address of the network device; and receiving at the requesting device, from the network device via the proxy, the requested content, in response to the receipt of the forwarded request.