Abstract: A technique for accelerating dynamic content delivery in a content delivery network. In some embodiments of the invention, responsive to a request that is sent by a client and that is for dynamic content, a client-proxy hosted in a datacenter of a CDN sends the request to a “forwarder-proxy” hosted in another datacenter of the same CDN. The forwarder-proxy, responsive to the request for dynamic content, forwards the request to an origin server and does not cache the dynamic content. The datacenter selected for the forwarder-proxy is one that is “close” to the origin server in terms of round-trip time (RTT) to improve network performance for requests for dynamic content.

Abstract: A technique for accelerating dynamic content delivery in a content delivery network. In some embodiments of the invention, responsive to a request that is sent by a client and that is for dynamic content, a client-proxy hosted in a datacenter of a CDN sends the request to a “forwarder-proxy” hosted in another datacenter of the same CDN. The forwarder-proxy, responsive to the request for dynamic content, forwards the request to an origin server and does not cache the dynamic content. The datacenter selected for the forwarder-proxy is one that is “close” to the origin server in terms of round-trip time (RTT) to improve network performance for requests for dynamic content.

Abstract: A method by a web application layer proxy for dynamically creating counters during runtime based on actual web application layer requests received by the web application layer proxy. The method includes installing a counting rule in the web application layer proxy, where the counting rule specifies a set of parameters based upon which to create counters, receiving a web application layer request generated by a web application client that is intended for a web application server, determining a set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request that corresponds to the set of parameters specified by the counting rule, and creating a counter associated with the set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request in response to a determination that a counter associated with the set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request does not exist.

Abstract: A technique for accelerating dynamic content delivery in a content delivery network. In some embodiments of the invention, responsive to a request that is sent by a client and that is for dynamic content, a client-proxy hosted in a datacenter of a CDN sends the request to a “forwarder-proxy” hosted in another datacenter of the same CDN. The forwarder-proxy, responsive to the request for dynamic content, forwards the request to an origin server and does not cache the dynamic content. The datacenter selected for the forwarder-proxy is one that is “close” to the origin server in terms of round-trip time (RTT) to improve network performance for requests for dynamic content.

Abstract: A method by a web application layer proxy for dynamically creating counters during runtime based on actual web application layer requests received by the web application layer proxy. The method includes installing a counting rule in the web application layer proxy, where the counting rule specifies a set of parameters based upon which to create counters, receiving a web application layer request generated by a web application client that is intended for a web application server, determining a set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request that corresponds to the set of parameters specified by the counting rule, and creating a counter associated with the set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request in response to a determination that a counter associated with the set of parameter values associated with the web application layer request does not exist.

Abstract: A technique for accelerating dynamic content delivery in a content delivery network. In some embodiments of the invention, responsive to a request that is sent by a client and that is for dynamic content, a client-proxy hosted in a datacenter of a CDN sends the request to a “forwarder-proxy” hosted in another datacenter of the same CDN. The forwarder-proxy, responsive to the request for dynamic content, forwards the request to an origin server and does not cache the dynamic content. The datacenter selected for the forwarder-proxy is one that is “close” to the origin server in terms of round-trip time (RTT) to improve network performance for requests for dynamic content.