| US 7,555,542 B1 | ||
| Method and system for directing requests for content to a content server based on network performance | ||
| Matt Ayers, Seattle, Wash. (US); Benjamin J. Black, Seattle, Wash. (US); Chris Brown, Issaquah, Wash. (US); John Carlson, Seattle, Wash. (US); Dan Cohn, Prairie Village, Kans. (US); Scott Laird, Bothell, Wash. (US); Jonathan Miller, Seattle, Wash. (US); Stephen Ramsey, Seattle, Wash. (US); Ophir Ronen, Seattle, Wash. (US); Paul Schachter, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Oscar Stiffelman, Seattle, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Internap Network Services Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 22, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/575,839. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/73 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—223 [709/220] | 42 Claims |
| 1. A method for directing a first network client requesting access to content to one of a plurality of content servers that
can provide said content, comprising:
if one or more cost measurements am available that measure operational characteristics of the network based on communication
between the first network client and one or more of the plurality of content servers, then directing the first network client
to a said one of said content servers based on the one or more cost measurements;
otherwise, directing the first network client to a said one of said content servers using one or more cost measurements that
measure operational characteristics of the network, based on communication between a second client that is physically proximate
to the first network client and one or more of the plurality of content servers.
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