An edge node of a content delivery network (CDN) service receives a representation of a browsing request from a client-side component of a split-browser service (SBS). The SBS includes a browsing engine implemented at a provider network. The edge node determines whether content retrieval analysis of the browsing request is to be performed at the edge node. In response to a determination that content retrieval analysis of the browsing request is not to be performed at the edge node, the edge node uses a routing knowledge base of the CDN service to identify a network route to the SBS browsing engine and transmits the representation of the browsing request via the identified network route to the SBS browsing engine for content retrieval and related processing.

A scatter network device. The device comprises a non-transitory memory, an at least one physical interface, an at least one processor, and a scattering application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the scattering application establishes a plurality of logical communication channels, wherein each logical communication channel associates one of the at least one physical interface, a source Internet protocol (IP) address, and a destination IP address, receives a plurality of data packets from a user system, scatters the plurality of data packets across the plurality of logical communication channels by sending at least some of the plurality of data packets via different logical communication channels to a counterpart scatter network device, and, for each logical communication channel, when the logical communication channel has been idle for a predefined period of time, sends a heartbeat packet via the logical communication channel to the counterpart scatter network device.

A scatter network device. The device comprises a non-transitory memory, an at least one physical interface, an at least one processor, and a scattering application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the scattering application establishes a plurality of logical communication channels, wherein each logical communication channel associates one of the at least one physical interface, a source Internet protocol (IP) address, and a destination IP address, receives a plurality of data packets from a user system, scatters the plurality of data packets across the plurality of logical communication channels by sending at least some of the plurality of data packets via different logical communication channels to a counterpart scatter network device, and, for each logical communication channel, when the logical communication channel has been idle for a predefined period of time, sends a heartbeat packet via the logical communication channel to the counterpart scatter network device.

In an example embodiment, an indication is received via a user interface in a first mobile device to begin recording live video on the first mobile device. Then the recording of live video is begun by the first mobile device in response to the receiving of the indication. The live video is displayed in the user interface as it is being recorded. A gesture by a user of the first mobile device is detected. In response to the detection of the gesture, the broadcasting of the live video as it is being recorded to a plurality of mobile devices other than the first mobile device is begun. Then, in the user interface along with the live video, identifications of a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of mobile device other than the first mobile device to which the live video is being broadcast are displayed.

Network architecture supports hosting and content distribution on a global scale. The architecture allows a Content Provider to replicate and serve its most popular content at an unlimited number of points throughout the world. The inventive framework comprises a set of servers operating in a distributed manner. The actual content to be served is preferably supported on a set of hosting servers (sometimes referred to as ghost servers). This content comprises HTML page objects that, conventionally, are served from a Content Provider site. A base HTML document portion of a Web page is served from the Content Provider's site while one or more embedded objects for the page are served from the hosting servers, preferably, those hosting servers near the client machine. By serving the base HTML document from the Content Provider's site, the Content Provider maintains control over the content.

A computer-implemented method routes service requests to services in a service framework provided by a plurality of hosts. The method comprises receiving a service request for a service in the service framework and discovering a plurality of candidate hosts that host the service. The plurality of candidate hosts are a subset of the plurality of hosts. The method further comprises selecting a candidate host from the plurality of candidate hosts based on measured latencies for the plurality of candidate hosts and routing the service request to the selected candidate host.

In an example embodiment, a gesture indication generated by a mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device is received. Availability notifications are then issued to the one or more potential visitors in the listing. A visit request is received from one of the one or more potential visitors, and then a host invitation is issued to the mobile device. In response to an indication that the user device has permitted the potential visitor corresponding to the visit request to view the video currently being recorded as a live video broadcast, the video currently being recorded is broadcast to the potential visitor corresponding to the visit request.

In an example embodiment, a gesture indication is received from a mobile device, the gesture indication having been generated by the mobile device in response to a user gesture on a user interface of the mobile device with respect to a video currently being recorded by the mobile device. Then a social network service is accessed to obtain a listing of one or more potential visitors to view the video, the listing being automatically generated based at least partially on user preferences set by a user of the mobile device. Availability notifications are issued to the one or more potential visitors in the listing. A visit request is received from one of the one or more potential visitors. In response to the receiving of a visit request, the video currently being recorded is broadcast to the potential visitor corresponding to the visit request.

A load balancing device and method are provided. The load balancing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of tasks from a plurality of user devices, each of the plurality of tasks involving a respective one of multiple sets of sessions. The processor is further configured to generate a task ID for each of the plurality tasks using a randomization function, at least one task ID for at least one of the plurality of tasks changing over time responsive to one or more criterion. The processor is additionally configured to allocate the plurality of tasks amongst a set of worker entities such that all the sessions involved in the plurality of tasks received from a respective same one of the plurality of user devices is assigned to a same one of the worker entities in the set.

Network architecture supports hosting and content distribution on a global scale. The architecture allows a Content Provider to replicate and serve its most popular content at an unlimited number of points throughout the world. The inventive framework comprises a set of servers operating in a distributed manner. The actual content to be served is preferably supported on a set of hosting servers (sometimes referred to as ghost servers). This content comprises HTML page objects that, conventionally, are served from a Content Provider site. A base HTML document portion of a Web page is served from the Content Provider's site while one or more embedded objects for the page are served from the hosting servers, preferably, those hosting servers near the client machine. By serving the base HTML document from the Content Provider's site, the Content Provider maintains control over the content.