Domain name system bypass in user applications
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and software for bypassing a domain name system. In one example, a method of operating a user communication device includes receiving a user instruction requesting content within a user application of the user communication device. The method further provides, in response to the user instruction, processing at least a domain name system bypass data structure on the user communication device to identify a network address for retrieving the content. The method further includes, requesting the content from a content node using the network address.
1. A method of operating a user communication device, the method comprising:
receiving a user instruction requesting content within a user application of the user communication device;
in response to the user instruction, processing at least a domain name system bypass data structure on the user communication device to identify a network address for retrieving the content; and
requesting the content from a content node using the network address.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the domain name system bypass data structure comprises one or more network addresses corresponding to at least one content node.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the domain name system bypass data structure is prioritized based on at least latency and availability of the at least one content node.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying the network address comprises identifying the network address with highest priority.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving domain name system bypass information from a domain name system bypass system comprising network addresses of one or more content nodes;
storing the domain name system bypass information into the domain name system bypass data structure; and
prioritizing the domain name system bypass data structure based on at least a testing of latency and availability of the network addresses of the one or more content nodes.
6. A system for domain name system bypass, the system comprising:
a bypass system configured to transfer domain name system bypass information to a user communication device; and
the user communication device configured to:
insert the domain name system bypass information into a domain name system bypass data structure;
receive a user instruction requesting content within a user application executed on the user communication device;
in response to the user instruction, process at least the domain name system bypass data structure on the user communication device to identify a network address for retrieving the content; and
request the content from a content node using the network address.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the domain name system bypass data structure comprises one or more network addresses corresponding to at least one content node.
8. The system of claim 6 , comprising:
the user communication device configured to prioritize the domain name system bypass data structure based on a testing of access factors of one or more content nodes.
9. The method of claim 8 , comprising:
the user communication device configured to identify the network address with a highest priority and request the content from the content node using the network address with the highest priority.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the content request does not comprise a user entry of a domain name.