Optimized content distribution based on metrics derived from the end user

摘要

Some embodiments provide systems and methods for determining a server of a distributed hosting system to optimally distribute content to an end user. The method includes identifying an IP address of the end user. Based on the IP address, a set of servers send packets to the end user to derive performance metrics. The performance metrics are used to determine a server from the set of servers that optimally distributes content to the end user. The method modifies a configuration for resolving end user requests such that the optimal server is identified to the end user when the end user requests content from the hosting system. Some embodiments determine the optimal server by providing downloadable content that is embedded with a monitoring tool. The monitoring tool causes the end user to derive performance metrics for the hosting system when downloading a particular object from a set of servers.

主权项

1. A method for determining from a plurality of distributed servers operated by a hosting system, a server to optimally distribute content to a particular end user, the method comprising:
receiving a domain name system (DNS) request comprising the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the particular end user in addition to or instead of the IP address of a DNS resolver used by the particular end user; extracting the IP address of the particular end user from the DNS request; identifying sets of performance metrics measuring performance related to distribution of content to the IP address of the particular end user from each server of a set of the plurality of distributed servers of the hosting system; determining a particular server from the set of distributed servers that optimally distributes content to the particular end user by analyzing the sets of performance metrics; and modifying a configuration for resolving the DNS request from the particular end user such that an IP address of the particular server that optimally distributes content to the particular end user is provided in response to the DNS request.