Methods and apparatus for content server selection
US7080138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1001
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus providing information about characteristics associated with a network are described. A network node associated with a client for selecting a server that can best provide content to a client transmits a request for a response. A plurality of content servers or content routing agents receive requests corresponding to the request from the network node associated with the client. The content servers provide a response and fragment and/or pad datagrams associated with the response. The content servers transmit these fragmented and/or padded datagrams to the network node associated with the client. The network node associated with the client can reassemble and/or trim the received datagrams and identify as optimal the server that first completes transmission of the response.
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