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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2001
Alexandros Biliris, Chatham, NJ (US);
Charles D. Cranor, Morristown, NJ (US);
Frederick Douglis, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Cooper Nelson, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Rabinovich, Gillette, NJ (US);
Sandeep Sibal, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, NJ (US);
Walter Sturm, Chester, NJ (US);
Alexandros Biliris, Chatham, NJ (US);
Charles D. Cranor, Morristown, NJ (US);
Frederick Douglis, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Cooper Nelson, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Rabinovich, Gillette, NJ (US);
Sandeep Sibal, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, NJ (US);
Walter Sturm, Chester, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L. P., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an architecture that advantageously leverages multiple content distribution networks to provide enhanced services. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a share of content requests are served by each of a plurality of content distribution networks. The fraction of content requests served by a particular content distribution network can be determined dynamically, depending on the offered load or other traffic characteristics.