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Method and apparatus for calculating distance in contents delivery network

US10243917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2014
Grant dateMar 26, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/5007
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for calculating a distance in a contents delivery network. According to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, when a domain name resolution request is received from an LDNS, an identifier is added to a domain name requested to be resolved so as to create a CNAMEd domain name response, the CNAMEd domain name response is transmitted to a probe server, the CNAMEd domain name response transmitted to the probe server is transmitted to the LDNS after a source IP address thereof has changed into an address of a name server in the probe server, the name server receives a resolution request to the CNAMEd domain name response from the LDNS, and the name server determines, as a distance between the LDNS and a point of presence (POP), a value obtained by subtracting a distance between the name server and the LDNS and a distance between the name server and the probe server from an interval between a time for transmitting the CNAMEd domain name response from the name server to the probe server and a time for receiving, by the name server, the resolution request to the CNAMEd domain name response from the LDNS. According to the present inventio…

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