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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Kddi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuaki Ueda, Fujimino, JP;
Atsushi Tagami, Fujimino, JP;
KDDI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transfer apparatus for a content distribution network in which a content is divided into one or more objects and distributed includes: a determination unit configured to, upon receiving a first request packet, determine whether the first request packet is to be processed; a monitor unit configured to, when the first request packet is to be processed, determine a requested content corresponding to a requested object requested by the first request packet, and monitor a second request packet that requests an object of the requested content for a predetermined period; and a transmission unit configured to, when the second request packet satisfies a predetermined condition, generate and transmit a third request packet that requests an object that differs from the objects requested by the first request packet and the second request packet among objects of the requested content.