SELECTING A CONTENT PROVIDING SERVER IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK

摘要

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for managing the distribution of content from a content distribution network (CDN). In general, the system receives a request for content from the CDN from a user of the network and determines a server within the CDN to provide the content to the user. In addition, the system of the present disclosure may determine a preferred server or group of servers from which the content is provided to the user. This preference may be based on information received from a Border Gateway Protocol feed or Interior Gateway Protocol feed and one or more business determinations, such as the cost of providing the content through the CDN and particular egress port associated with the CDN.

主权项

1. A method for providing a source of content distribution from a content distribution network, the method comprising:
receiving a request for content from a requesting device for content associated with a content distribution network; obtaining a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) feed of route information, the BGP feed comprising at least one Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with at least one network external to the content distribution network; creating a first policy rule for selecting a source device within the content distribution network for providing content to the requesting device based at least on the BGP feed of route information; and identifying a source device within the content distribution network for providing the requested content to the requesting device based at least on the first policy rule.