Virtual point of presence in a country to allow for local web content
A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for establishing a virtual point of presence or VPoP in a country or locale by registering an internet protocol (IP) prefix range for communication specific to the locale in a physical data center; implementing proxy servers on the data center that support the IP prefix range; geolocating users in the locale to the IP prefix range; network address translating inbound connections to the IP prefix range with IP addresses on the proxy servers to provide extended IP network addresses; and providing content to the users by the proxy servers on using the extended IP network addresses.
1. A computer-implementable method for establishing a virtual point of presence (VPoP) in a locale comprising:
registering an internet protocol (IP) prefix range for communication specific to the locale in a physical data center;
implementing proxy servers on the data center that support the IP prefix range;
geolocating users in the locale to the IP prefix range;
network address translating inbound connections to the IP prefix range with IP addresses on the proxy servers to provide extended IP network addresses; and
providing content to the users by the proxy servers on using the extended IP network addresses.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internet protocol (IP) prefix range is a/24 subnet.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proxy servers are implemented in a virtual cluster of servers.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proxy servers tag proxy and web connections by providing predefined Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) headers that are used by a firewall or NAT device to select an outgoing IP range.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
6. The method of claim 4 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a physical router is located in the locale to provide content to the users.
8. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
registering an internet protocol (IP) prefix range for communication specific to the locale in a physical data center;
implementing proxy servers on the data center that support the IP prefix range;
geolocating users in the locale to the IP prefix range;
network address translating inbound connections to the IP prefix range with IP addresses on the proxy servers to provide extended IP network addresses; and
providing content to the users by the proxy servers on using the extended IP network addresses.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the registering is in a regional Internet registry (RIR) or with an Internet routing registry.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the proxy servers are implemented as a virtual cluster of servers.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the proxy servers tag proxy and web connections by providing predefined Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) headers that are used by a firewall or NAT device to select an outgoing IP range.
12. The system of claim 8 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
13. The system of claim 11 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
14. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
registering an internet protocol (IP) prefix range for communication specific to the locale in a physical data center;
implementing proxy servers on the data center that support the IP prefix range;
geolocating users in the locale to the IP prefix range;
network address translating inbound connections to the IP prefix range with IP addresses on the proxy servers to provide extended IP network addresses; and
providing content to the users by the proxy servers on using the extended IP network addresses.
15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the registering is in a regional Internet registry (RIR) or with an Internet routing registry.
16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the proxy servers proxy servers tag proxy and web connections by providing predefined Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) headers that are used by a firewall or NAT device to select an outgoing IP range.
17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 further comprising providing virtual local area networks that provide the content to the users.
19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.