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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicants:
John A. Schlack, Quakertown, PA (US);
Qin Zang, Furlong, PA (US);
Inventors:
John A. Schlack, Quakertown, PA (US);
Qin Zang, Furlong, PA (US);
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); H04L 67/1008 (2013.01); H04L 67/1021 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/289 (2013.01); H04L 67/2852 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request for content from a source in a network; determining a geographic service region for the source; determining a status of a plurality of content delivery networks in the service region. The status is indicative of at least whether each of the plurality of content delivery networks is active or impaired. The method can also include selecting a particular one of the content delivery networks having a corresponding status as active to service the request for content.