Advanced Content Delivery, Streaming, and Cloud Services E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 919

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

While other books on the market provide limited coverage of advanced CDNs and streaming technologies, concentrating solely on the fundamentals, this book provides an up-to-date comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art advancements in CDNs, with a special focus on Cloud-based CDNs. The book includes CDN and media streaming basics, performance models, practical applications, and business analysis. It features industry case studies, CDN applications, and open research issues to aid practitioners and researchers, and a market analysis to provide a reference point for commercial entities. The book covers Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR), Content Delivery Cloud (CDC), Web Acceleration, Front End Optimization (FEO), Transparent Caching, Next Generation CDNs, CDN Business Intelligence and more. * Provides an in-depth look at Cloud-based CDNs * Includes CDN and streaming media basics and tutorials * Aimed to instruct systems architects, practitioners, product developers, and researchers * Material is divided into introductory subjects, advanced content, and specialist areas

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Series

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Preface

1.1 Overview and Scope of the Book

1.2 Organization of the Book

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Part I: CDN and Media Streaming Basics

Chapter 1: Cloud-Based Content Delivery and Streaming

1.1 Introduction

1.2 CDN Overview

1.3 Workings of a CDN

1.4 CDN Trends

1.5 Research Issues

1.6 Conclusion

References

Chapter 2: Live Streaming Ecosystems

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Live Streaming Pre-Evolution

2.3 Live, Linear, Nonlinear

2.4 Media Streaming

2.5 Related Network Models

2.6 Streaming Protocol Success

2.7 Platform Divergence and Codec Convergence

2.8 Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Streaming

2.9 Internet Radio and HTTP

2.10 Conclusion

References

Chapter 3: Practical Systems for Live Streaming

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Common Concepts in Live Streaming

3.3 The Practicals

3.4 Conclusion

References

Chapter 4: Efficiency of Caching and Content Delivery in Broadband Access Networks

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Options and Properties for Web Caching

4.3 Zipf Laws for Requests to Popular Content

4.4 Efficiency and Performance Modeling for Caches

4.5 Effect of Replacement Strategies on Cache Hit Rates

4.6 Replacement Methods Based on Request Statistics

4.7 Global CDN And P2P Overlays for Content Delivery

4.8 Summary and Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 5: Anycast Request Routing for Content Delivery Networks

5.1 Introduction

5.2 CDN Request Routing: An Overview

5.3 A Practical Load-Aware IP Anycast CDN

5.4 Mapping Algorithms

5.5 Evaluation

5.6 IPv6 Anycast CDN

5.7 Discussion and Open Questions

5.8 Conclusion

References

Chapter 6: Cloud-Based Content Delivery to Home Ecosystems

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Bringing Cloud Services to Home: State of The Art

6.3 Virtualizing The Access Network Infrastructure

6.4 Virtualization for Cloud Service Delivery to Home

6.5 Future Trends

6.6 Summary and Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 7: Mobile Video Streaming

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Mobile Broadband Architecture

7.3 Video Streaming Protocols

7.4 Video Optimization Services

7.5 Operator-Hosted Cdn

7.6 Cloud-Based Video Streaming

7.7 Future Research Directions

Acknowledgments

References

Part II: CDN Performance Management and Optimization

Chapter 8: CDN Analytics: A Primer

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Why Measure?

8.3 What Do We Measure?

8.4 What About Business Intelligence?

8.5 Measuring Stateless Delivery

8.6 Billing Analytics

8.7 CDN Analytics Tools

8.8 Recent Trends in CDN Analytics

8.9 Conclusion

References

Chapter 9: CDN Modeling

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Basics on Mathematical Modeling and Optimization

9.3 Video-on-Demand Applications

9.4 Optimization Problems in Content Delivery and VoD Services

9.5 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners

9.6 Future Research Directions

9.7 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 10: Analyzing Content Delivery Networks

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Previous Work

10.3 Basic CDN Model

10.4 Enhancing The Model

10.5 Performance Evaluation

10.6 Conclusions

References

Chapter 11: Multisource Stream Aggregation in the Cloud

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Terminologies

11.3 Background and Related Work

11.4 The Substream Method in the Cloud

11.5 Stream Aggregation in the Cloud

11.6 Models

11.7 Analysis

11.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners

11.9 Future Research Directions

11.10 Conclusion

References

Chapter 12: Beyond CDN: Content Processing at the Edge of the Cloud

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Existing Content Delivery Platforms

12.3 Comparison of Existing Content Delivery Platforms

12.4 An Edge Cloud-Based Model

12.5 Results and Insights

12.6 Future Research Directions

12.7 Conclusion

References

Chapter 13: Dynamic Reconfiguration for Adaptive Streaming

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Background and Related Work

13.3 Dynamic Server Deployment

13.4 From Content Delivery to Streaming

13.5 Future Research Directions

13.6 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 14: Mining Distributed Data Streams on Content Delivery Networks

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Background and Related Work

14.3 A Hybrid Multidomain Architecture

14.4 A Prototype for Stream Mining in a CDN

14.5 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners

14.6 Future Research Directions

14.7 Conclusion

References

Chapter 15: CDN Capacity Planning

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Capacity Planning Process

15.3 Undertaking the Capacity Planning Process

15.4 CDN Capacity Planning Case Study

15.5 Recent Developments and Challenges

15.6 Summary and Conclusion

References

Part III: Case Studies and Next Generation CDNs

Chapter 16: Overlay Networks: An Akamai Perspective

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Background

16.3 Caching Overlays

16.4 Routing Overlays

16.5 Security Overlays

16.6 Conclusion

References

Chapter 17: Next-Generation CDNs: A CB Perspective

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Carrier CDNs

17.3 Managed CDNs

17.4 Federated CDNs

17.5 Licensed CDNs

17.6 Case Study: CoBlitz

17.7 CoBlitz Commercialization

17.8 Implications of HTTP Adaptive Streaming

17.9 CoBlitz Commercialization Lessons

17.10 CDN Industry Directions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 18: Content Delivery in China: A ChinaCache Perspective

18.1 Introduction

18.2 Content-Aware Network Services in China

18.3 Directions for Future CDN Research and Trends in China

18.4 Conclusion

References

Chapter 19: PlatonTV: A Scientific High Definition Content Delivery Platform

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Background and Related Work

19.3 PlatonTV Architecture

19.4 Content Ingest

19.5 Content Distribution and Management

19.6 Content Delivery

19.7 Availability and Reliability

19.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners

19.9 Future Research Directions

19.10 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 20: CacheCast: A Single-Source Multiple-Destination Caching Mechanism

20.1 Introduction

20.2 Related Work

20.3 CacheCast Overview

20.4 Background on Multidestination Traffic

20.5 CacheCast Design

20.6 CacheCast Efficiency

20.7 CacheCast Applications

20.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners

20.9 Future Research Directions

20.10 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 21: Content Replication and Delivery in Information-Centric Networks

21.1 Introduction

21.2 Related Work

21.3 Framework for Information Replication in ICN

21.4 Performance Evaluation

21.5 Future Research Directions

21.6 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 22: Robust Content Broadcasting in Vehicular Networks

22.1 Introduction

22.2 Vehicular Networks

22.3 Forward Error Correction Techniques

22.4 A Robust Broadcast-Based Content Delivery System

22.5 CDS Simulation in NS-3

22.6 Performance Evaluation

22.7 Future Research Trends

22.8 Summary and Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 23: On the Impact of Online Social Networks in Content Delivery

23.1 Introduction

23.2 Online Social Networks Background

23.3 Characterization of Social Cascades

23.4 Online Social Network Measurements

23.5 Systems

23.6 Future Research Directions

23.7 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

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Guide

Cover

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I: CDN and Media Streaming Basics

Chapter 1: Cloud-Based Content Delivery and Streaming

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Advanced Content Delivery, Streaming, and Cloud Services

Edited by

Mukaddim Pathan

Telstra Corporation Ltd., Australia

Ramesh K. Sitaraman

University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Akamai Technologies, USA

Dom Robinson

id3as-company Ltd., UK

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Advanced content delivery, streaming, and cloud services / editors, Mukaddim Pathan, Ramesh K. Sitaraman, Dom Robinson.

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ISBN 978-1-118-57521-5 (hardback)

1. Cloud computing. 2. Computer networks. I. Pathan, Mukaddim. II. Sitaraman, Ramesh Kumar, 1964- III. Robinson, Dom.

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To my wife Ziyuan for her inspiration, love, and support. This book would not have been completed, if she did not single-handedly take care of everything, while I was too busy in writing and compilation!—Mukaddim

To my wife Vidya and our active children Anu and Siddu for whom the Internet can never be fast enough!—Ramesh

To my wife Mariana and our wonderful kids Sofia and Zac—I am sure you will enjoy this book as a bedtime reading. And to my parents (that funny “computer thing” you bought me as a kid came in handy!)—Dom

Preface

The ever-evolving nature of the Internet brings new challenges in managing and delivering content to end-users. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) improve Web access and streaming performance, in terms of response time and system throughput, while delivering content to Internet end-users through multiple, geographically distributed edge servers. The CDN industry, that is, content delivery, consumption, and monetization, has been undergoing rapid changes. The multidimensional surge in content delivery from end-users has led to an explosion of new content, formats, and an exponential increase in the size and complexity of the digital content supply chain. These changes have been accelerated by economic downturn in that the content providers are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while increasing revenue.