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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Main Author: Verma, D. C. (Dinesh Chandra)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Wiley, ©2002.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 182 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index.
ISBN:0471464139
9780471464136
047122457X
9780471224570