Request routing utilizing encoded DNS-based messaging parameters
US11095605B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/308
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and method with regard to the routing of a client computing device DNS query within a content delivery network service provider domain as a function of additional request routing information embedded as parameters in messages transmitted as part of the DNS queries generated by, or on behalf of, the client computing device are provided. By parsing and processing all the received information, the CDN service provider may select components of a CDN network reflective of the additional request routing information.
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