Domain name server traffic volume estimation

1. A method to determine traffic volume of a domain name server caused by a host domain, the method comprising:

storing, in a memory, page view data that relates to the domain name server;

receiving, from a device, a first query for a resource associated with the host domain;

in response to receipt of the first query, adding an instruction to the resource to produce a modified resource, the modified resource being effective to generate a second query;

sending the modified resource to the device;

receiving, from the device, the second query, where the second query includes an identification of the domain name server;

detecting the identification in the second query;

in response to the detection of the identification, updating the page view data; and

determining the traffic volume of the domain name server caused by the host domain based on the page view data;

wherein the page view data corresponds to page view data within a time period, and the method further comprises, by the host domain, resetting the page view data after the time period has passed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction is effective to generate the second query.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second query includes an indication of a time that the second query is generated.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource is a webpage.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction is a JAVASCRIPT program.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the domain name server is assigned to the device based on a distance between the domain name server and the device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the domain name server is a first domain name server;

the traffic volume is a first traffic volume; the page view data is first page view data; and

determining the first traffic volume further comprises:

retrieving second page view data from the memory, where the second page view data relates to a second domain name server;

retrieving a second traffic volume from the memory, where the second traffic volume relates to a total traffic volume of the host domain; and

determining the first traffic volume is based on the second page view data and the second traffic volume.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the domain name server is a first domain name server of a region;

the traffic volume is a first traffic volume; the page view data is first page view data; and

the method further comprises determining a second traffic volume of a second domain name server in the region based on second page view data that relates to the second domain name server.

9. A system effective to determine traffic volume of a domain name server, the system comprising:

a device;

the domain name server, wherein the domain name server is assigned to the device based on a distance between the domain name server and the device;

a host domain including a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory being configured to be in communication with each other, the memory being configured to store page view data that relates to the domain name server;

wherein the device is configured to be in communication with the domain name server and the host domain, and the device is configured to send a first query to the host domain, wherein the first query is for a resource associated with the host domain;

the processor of the host domain is configured to:

receive the first query from the device;

in response to receipt of the first query, add an instruction to the resource to produce a modified resource; and

send the modified resource to the device;

the device is further configured to:

receive the modified resource;

generate a second query based on the instruction in the modified resource, where the second query includes an identification of the domain name server; and

send the second query to the processor;

the processor of the host domain is further configured to:

receive the second query from the device;

detect the identification in the second query;

in response to the detection of the identification, update the page view data that relates to the domain name server; and

determine traffic volume of the domain name server caused by the host domain based on the page view data;

wherein the page view data corresponds to page view data within a time period, the processor is further effective to reset the page view data after the time period has passed.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second query includes the identification and an indication of a when the modified query is generated.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instruction is a JAVASCRIPT program.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the resource is a webpage.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

the domain name server and the device are disposed in a region;

the domain name server is a first domain name server;

the system further comprises a second domain name server; and

the processor is further effective to:

determine a second traffic volume that relates to the second domain name server; and

determine a regional traffic volume based on the first traffic volume and the second traffic volume.