Network address resolution
View Patent ↗A content delivery method including the operations of receiving a uniform resource locator resolution request at an authoritative name server for a domain where the uniform resource resolution request is received based, at least in part, on a host name of the uniform resource resolution request where the host name is uniquely related to a resource associated with the uniform resource resolution request. The method further including the operation of tracking a popularity of the resource based on the host name uniquely related to the resource and providing a location within a network capable of delivering the resource where the provided location is based on the popularity of the resource.
1. A content delivery method comprising:
receiving a uniform resource locator resolution request at a name server for a domain, the uniform resource locator resolution request received based, at least in part, on a host name of the uniform resource locator resolution request, the host name related to a resource associated with the uniform resource resolution request;
tracking, at the name server, a popularity of the resource by determining a number of times the host name related to the resource is requested, wherein the host name includes a checksum uniquely related to a path indicative of the resource; and
providing a node within a network capable of delivering the resource, the provided node based on the popularity of the resource.
2. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the node is an edge server within a content delivery network.
3. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the checksum is prepended to a domain name for the domain.
4. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the host name additionally includes a function of the path.
5. The content delivery method of claim 1 further comprising:
validating that the host name matches the path and resource based on the checksum.
6. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the host name includes an index uniquely related to the resource.
7. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the host name is unique to at least part of the path and the resource.
8. The content delivery method of claim 1 , wherein the host name is unique to a combination of the path and resource.
9. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device in communication with a non-transitory computer readable media including computer executable instructions for:
receiving a uniform resource locator resolution request at a name server for a domain, the uniform resource locator resolution request received based, at least in part, on a host name of the uniform resource locator resolution request, the host name related to a resource associated with the uniform resource resolution request;
tracking, at the name server, a popularity of the resource by determining a number of times the host name related to the resource is requested, wherein the host name includes a checksum uniquely related to a path indicative of the resource; and
providing a node within a network capable of delivering the resource, the provided node based on the popularity of the resource.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the node is an edge server within a content delivery network.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the checksum is prepended to a domain name for the domain.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the host name additionally includes a function of the path.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , the computer executable instructions further for validating that the host name matches the path and resource based on the checksum.
14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the host name additionally includes an index uniquely related to the resource.
15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the host name is unique to at least part of the path and the resource.
16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the host name is unique to a combination of the path and resource.
17. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a uniform resource locator resolution request at a name server for a domain, the uniform resource locator resolution request received based, at least in part, on a host name of the uniform resource locator resolution request, the host name related to a resource associated with the uniform resource resolution request;
tracking, at the name server, a popularity of the resource by determining a number of times the host name related to the resource is requested, wherein the host name includes a checksum uniquely related to a path indicative of the resource; and
providing a node within a network capable of delivering the resource, the provided node based on the popularity of the resource.
18. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the checksum is prepended to a domain name for the domain.
19. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the host name is unique to a combination of the path and resource.
20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the host name is unique to at least part of the path and the resource.