Automatically augmenting user resources dedicated to serving content to a content delivery network
US10743036B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/251
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, a system is provided, and computer-executable instructions cause the system to: receive, at an edge server of a content delivery network (CDN), a request for a first video and a request for a second video; determine that the first video is not cached and that the second video is cached; request the first video from the origin server and log a cache miss; obtain the first video from the origin server and send responsive to the request; send the second video responsive to the request and log a cache hit; obtain a metric indicative of the volume of cache misses, including for the first and second videos, across edge servers of the CDN; and determine, based on the metric, an amount by which to scale resources implementing the origin.
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