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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
David A. Farber, Ojai, CA (US);
Richard E. Greer, Red Lodge, MT (US);
Andrew D. Swart, Pennington, NJ (US);
James A. Balter, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David A. Farber, Ojai, CA (US);
Richard E. Greer, Red Lodge, MT (US);
Andrew D. Swart, Pennington, NJ (US);
James A. Balter, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
A plurality of content providers provide multiple resources to multiple clients. At least some of said resources are to be served to clients from a shared content delivery network (CDN) formed by a plurality of repeater servers. Each content provider provides at least some resources via one or more content sources associated with that content provider. Amounts of data transmitted by the CDN on behalf of each of the plurality of content providers are monitored. Based at least in part on said monitoring, requests for resources are selectively delivered at a lower transmission rate. The lower transmission rate is achieved by generating pauses or delays in the transmission.