TY - BOOK AU - Verma,D.C. TI - Content distribution networks: an engineering approach SN - 0471464139 AV - QA76.9.D5 V47 2002eb U1 - 621.3981 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Wiley KW - Electronic data processing KW - Distributed processing KW - Computer networks KW - Traitement r�eparti KW - R�eseaux d'ordinateurs KW - COMPUTERS KW - Data Transmission Systems KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index; Content Distribution Networks; Contents; Preface; 1 Overview of Content Distribution Networks; 2 Site Design and Scalability Issues in Content Distribution Networks; 3 Wide Area Client Redirection Mechanisms; 4 Selecting the Right Site in a CDN; 5 CDN Data Sharing Schemes; 6 Interconnecting the CDN Sites; 7 Applications of Content Distribution Networks; 8 Related Topics; References; Index N2 - 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 UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/047122457X ER -