Optimal data delivery

The Internet is one of the central hubs for data transfer. Video-on-demand, IP TV and music downloads are growing strongly as alternatives to traditional
media distribution, requiring efficient solutions for transfering large volumes of data quickly.

The Content Delivery Network (CDN) is the perfect solution. It enables the decentralized delivery of large volumes of data quickly and distributes load optimally - a cost-effective service.

How Content Delivery Network works

CDN is an intelligent, geographically distributed and network-based cache
proxy in the Internet that delivers content. A native server distributes the
data worldwide to replica servers which then keep a copy of the original data.

If a client sends a request to the CDN, the nearest replica server responds.
The first time a customer accesses content on a website, the cache proxy (replica server) loads and serves the customer with data from its own cache. This shortens the path for the IP packages and results in much shorter
response times.

The following content can be transfered quickly and efficiently using
Content Delivery Network:

• Graphics
• Videos
• Music
• Static HTML sites
• Dynamically generated content
• Progressive downloads
• Large files (patches, applications, training material etc.)

Apart from this, the Content Delivery Network also has several other practical features for even more effective use of the service:

• HTTP authentification
• Referrer blocking
• IP/CIDR blocking
• Header checking