US 11,929,978 B2
Network address resolution
Christopher Newton, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC, Bloomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,055.
Application 18/132,055 is a continuation of application No. 17/687,361, filed on Mar. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,627,108.
Application 17/687,361 is a continuation of application No. 16/923,788, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,277,374, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 16/923,788 is a continuation of application No. 16/538,355, filed on Aug. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,715,481, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 16/538,355 is a continuation of application No. 14/986,035, filed on Dec. 31, 2015, granted, now 10,382,385, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/126,277, filed on Feb. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246996 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 47/70 (2022.01); H04L 61/30 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01); H04L 61/301 (2022.01); H04L 67/1021 (2022.01); H04L 101/30 (2022.01); H04L 101/604 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/4511 (2022.05) [H04L 47/70 (2013.01); H04L 61/30 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.05); H04L 61/301 (2013.01); H04L 67/1021 (2013.01); H04L 2101/30 (2022.05); H04L 2101/604 (2022.05)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A content delivery method comprising:
receiving a uniform resource locator resolution request at a name server for a domain, the uniform resource locator resolution request received based, at least in part, on a host name of the uniform resource locator resolution request, the host name related to a resource associated with the uniform resource resolution request;
tracking, at the name server, a popularity of the resource by determining a number of times the host name related to the resource is requested, wherein the host name includes an index uniquely related to the resource; and
providing a node within a network capable of delivering the resource, the provided node based on the popularity of the resource,
wherein the host name additionally includes a function of a path indicative of the resource.