A Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks

Published:
September 14, 2005 by Auerbach Publications - 192 Pages
Author(s):
Gilbert Held, 4-Degree Consulting, Macon, Georgia, USA

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ISBN 9780849336492
Cat# AU3649
 

Features

  • Proceeds step-by-step through the process of setting up a highly available and highly scalable CDN
  • Provides a clear understanding of the framework and individual layers of design using a structural and visual approach
  • Emphasizes a best-of-breed approach to building the network, allowing a technically sound CDN to be conceived and built on almost any budget
  • Describes the terminology, tactics, and potential problems when implementing a CDN
  • Examines the most cost effective ways to load balance web service layers
  • Explains how systems will scale as volume increases, and how application servers connect to databases

    • Summary

    With a practical and organized approach to learning and implementation, A Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks presents a step-by-step process for building a highly available and highly scalable content delivery network (CDN). CDN refers to the infrastructure behind any service that provides utility or access to data to an end user. This book offers terminology, tactics, potential problems to avoid, and individual layers of design, providing clear understanding of the framework for CDNs using a structural and visual approach. The text emphasizes a best-of-breed strategy, allowing a technically sound CDN to be conceived and built on almost any budget.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction to Content Delivery Networking
    The Modern Content Delivery Network
    Evolution
    Content Delivery Networking

    Client-Server Models
    Overview
    Client Operations
    Server Operations
    Distance Relationship

    Understanding TCP/IP
    The Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
    Suite
    The Domain Name System

    The CDN Model
    Why Performance Matters
    Examining Internet Bottlenecks
    Edge Operations
    Summary

    Caching and Load Balancing
    Caching
    Load Balancing

    The CDN Enterprise Model
    Overview
    Traffic Analysis
    Content Delivery Models

    Web Hosting Options
    Rationale
    Type of Web Hosting Facilities
    Evaluation Factors

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