Network traffic spike detection and management
US10516687B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are described to predict spikes in requests for content on a computing network based on referrer field values of prior requests associated with spikes. Specifically, a traffic spike prediction service is disclosed that can analyze information regarding past requests on the computing network to detect a spike in requests to a content item, where a significant number of request within the spike include a common referrer field value. The traffic spike prediction service can then detect a request to a second content also including the common referrer field value, and predict that a spike is expected to occur with respect to the second content. The traffic spike prediction service can manage the expected spike by increasing an amount of computing resources available to service requests to the second content and by marking traffic of the expected spike as likely legitimate, as opposed to malicious.
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