Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): A Detailed Analysis of Different Architectures

Generator Research Limited
June 20, 2008
39 Pages - SKU: GS1829500
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Content delivery network (CDNs) are intended to distribute bandwidth-intensive content like internet video over the internet. Popular services like hulu and BBC iPlayer used CDNs to distribute their content to users. This report uses a detailed network model and in-depth analysis to compare and contrast the four different strategies used by CDNs: (1) Hosted, no local cache (parasitic transit & paid-for transit); (2) Hosted, local caches; (3) Hybrid (P2P and local caches) and, most advanced, (4) Network Aware, Pure P2P.