A content distribution system for operation over an internetwork including content peering arrangements

In a network interconnecting a plurality of content providers and a plurality of clients, each of the content providers is coupled to at least one content distribution network of a plurality of content distribution networks, wherein the client is coupled to at least one of the plurality of content distribution networks and a request for the content is sent from the client to a redirector node that receives requests, wherein a redirector at the redirector node provides an address for a server available to serve the requested content. When the client's content distribution network (CDN) is a primary CDN for the content provider providing the requested content, redirecting the client to a server within the client's content distribution network. When the client's CDN is not a primary CDN for the content provider but the client's CDN has a content peering relationship with a primary CDN for the content provider, redirecting the client to a server within the client's CDN. When the client's CDN is not a primary CDN for the content provider and the client's CDN does not have a content peering relationship with a primary CDN for the content provider, redirecting the client to a server outside the client's CDN.