Method of load balancing edge-enabled applications in a content delivery network (CDN)
US7660896B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system of load balancing application server resources operating in a distributed set of servers is described. In a representative embodiment, the set of servers comprise a region of a content delivery network. Each server is the set typically includes a server manager process, and an application server on which edge-enabled applications or application components are executed. As service requests are directed to servers in the region, the application servers manage the requests in a load-balanced manner, and without any requirement that a particular application server be spawned on-demand.
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