content delivery network

February 12, 2020

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CDN Caching and Video Streaming Performance

6 min read

To what extent do content delivery network (CDN) caches deep inside the ISP or the operator network also improve QoE? Does it suffice to simply deploy the CDN appliance just past the peering point? This blog post describes a project, sponsored by Cisco’s  Research and Open Innovation initiative, to explore this very question.

December 18, 2015

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New DC Cloud Scale Platforms – What You Really Need to Know

2 min read

The Cloud Scale launch in November focused on software enhancements to the industry’s most widely deployed high-end network operating system, IOS XR. While those points were important and well received, I want to emphasize a few points on the new NCS1002 platform that was launched within the Cloud Scale initiative. The Focus of the Cloud […]

September 23, 2014

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The Shift to Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) Supports More and Better Customer Video Experiences

2 min read

The Internet has emerged as one of the most powerful ways for businesses and consumers to communicate and learn. Its global reach, accessibility and speed have opened doors to areas of knowledge that in the past were available only to a privileged few. With the emergence of popular video-streaming services that deliver Internet video to […]

November 20, 2012

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Cisco Pilot Proves the Value of CDN Federations

3 min read

By Marc Latouche, Manager, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Service Provider As more and more video traffic streams across service provider (SP) networks, many SPs are deploying content delivery networks (CDNs). In addition to supporting their own operations, these CDNs provide a viable commercial alternative — or complement — to pure-play CDNs (such as […]