Content distribution networks : an engineering approach /
Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can al...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Wiley,
©2002.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can always be handled from the nearest server. In this, the first reference in the field, a recognized CDN pioneer describes the various technologies involved and explains how they came together to form a working system. With the help of case studies, he covers all the practical basics and provides inva. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 182 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0471464139 9780471464136 047122457X 9780471224570 |