Method and system for dynamic distributed data caching

A client system in a cache community for community data caching, comprising:na storage space including a dedicated cache portion operable to cache content in the cache community;a cache module operable to manage content cached in the cache portion of the storage space, the cache module including a location table operable to identify locations of caches within the cached community where content should be cached;a processor operable to generate a request for content, the cache module operable to intercept and process the request, determine where the content should be located, query a remote cache module where the content should be located, and deliver requested content from any cache in the cache community when cached or from an origin server when not cached;wherein the cache module is configurable to limit consumption of resources in the client system.

A method for community data caching, comprising:nallocating a dedicated cache portion in a storage space of a distributed location as part of a cache community for caching content;managing content cached in the cache portion of the storage space;populating a location table at the distributed location, the location table identifying each distributed location of cache portions within the cached community where particular content is desired to be cached;intercepting a request for content;determining where the content should be located;sending a query to a particular distributed location where the content should be located;delivering the requested content from the particular distributed location when cached therein;retrieving the content from an origin server when the requested content is not cached at the particular distributed location;dynamically limiting consumption of resources in the distributed location for data caching.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including code for community data caching, the code operable to:nallocate a dedicated cache portion in a storage space of a distributed location as part of a cache community for caching content;manage content cached in the cache portion of the storage space;populate a location table at the distributed location, the location table identifying each distributed location of cache portions within the cached community where particular content is desired to be cached;intercept a request for content;determine where the content should be located;send a query to a particular distributed location where the content should be located;deliver the requested content from the particular distributed location when cached therein;retrieve the content from an origin server when the requested content is not cached at the particular distributed location;dynamically limit consumption of resources in the distributed location for data caching.