System and methods thereof for detection of content servers, caching popular content therein, and providing support for proper authentication
US9703970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/568
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and methods thereof provide for efficient usage of network bandwidth and ability to identify whether a client is authorized to receive such bandwidth. Content provided by a content source for a first content consumer is stored in the apparatus located in between the content source and the content consumer allowing delivery of such content to another content consumer from the apparatus thereby reducing the overall network load. For protected content, the apparatus identifies the need for authorization and provides a random identification to the target content consumer and storing that random identification as well as at least another parameter associated thereto such that when revalidation is necessary the content consumer can be validated by the apparatus.
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