Handling of content in a content delivery network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11032387
SERIAL NO

16665025

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A content delivery network has at least a first tier of servers. A content delivery method includes at a first server in the first tier of servers, obtaining a request from a client for a resource. If the resource is available at the first server or at a peer of the first server, then the resource is served to the client from the first server. Otherwise, it is determined whether the resource is popular, and if the resource is determined to be popular, then the first server obtains the resource and the first server serves the resource to the client. If the resource is determined not to be popular, the server contacts a second server to obtain the resource, not in the first tier of servers, and the second server provides the resource to the first server. The first server is instructed not to cache the unpopular content.

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  • LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johns, Kevin Erie, US 20 68
Newton, Christopher Westlake Village, US 218 5602
Power, William R Boulder, US 38 205

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