Akamai Technologies, Inc.
HIGH PRECISION MAPPING WITH INTERMEDIARY DNS FILTERING

Abstract:

Among other things, this document describes systems, devices, and methods for improving the mapping of end user clients to content servers. In one embodiment, an intermediary DNS server receives a DNS answer with multiple IP addresses. The intermediary DNS server modifies this answer before passing it on to the end user client--that is the end user client that originally requested name resolution of the hostname. Modification can involve filtering the list to remove low-performing IP addresses, re-ordering the list, blocking certain IPs according to policy, or other things. The intermediary DNS server can be operated by a internet service provider (carrier) or an enterprise, for example, or provided on their behalf by a third party as a service. The modification can be based on knowledge of the client-side network, including the location and connectivity of the end user client.