File bundling for cache servers of content delivery networks
US8463846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/172
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data access time in content delivery networks is improved by storing files in cache servers as file bundles. A cache server determines that multiple files are requested by the same client based on information available in the request including the IP address of the client, a URL of a webpage referring to the file, and/or a cookie stored at a client. The cache server stores multiple files requested by the same client on the hard drive as a file bundle with meta data associating the files with one another, such that they can be accessed together. A future request from the client for a file in a file bundle results in multiple files from the file bundle being loaded in the memory. If the client requests another file from the file bundle, the file is accessed directly from the memory instead of the hard drive, resulting in improved performance.
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