Content Delivery Networks

["Rod Beck" <Rod.Beck () hiberniaatlantic com>]

Can anyone give a breakdown of the different kinds of content deliver networks? For example, we have Akamai, which 
appears to be a pure Layer 3 network that is tailored to pushing relatively small files like web pages and we have Lime 
Light Networks, which is a mix of Layer 1 and Layer 3, that focuses on bigger files like video streams. 

Any insights out there? And what are the major challenges in making scalable content delivery networks?

Roderick S. Beck
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu on behalf of Jason J. W. Williams
Sent: Fri 8/3/2007 10:32 PM
To: Pekka Savola; Robert Boyle
Cc: ALEJANDRO ESQUIVEL RODRIGUEZ; nanog () merit edu
Subject: RE: Cisco CRS-1 vs Juniper 1600 vs Huawei NE5000E
 

We're Juniper right now, but we're looking at the Foundry MLX line for
possible future sites due to cost/performance. So I'd be interested in
folks' experience with Foundry's Terathon gear and associated IronWare
revs. Its supposed to be a lot better than the JetCore stuff
(cam-trashing problems etc.) but it'd be nice to hear what folks are
seeing in real life.

Best Regards,
Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of
Pekka Savola
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:07 PM
To: Robert Boyle
Cc: ALEJANDRO ESQUIVEL RODRIGUEZ; nanog () merit edu
Subject: Re: Cisco CRS-1 vs Juniper 1600 vs Huawei NE5000E


On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Robert Boyle wrote:
> At 02:17 AM 8/3/2007, you wrote:
> > Hi,, group
> >
> >   I need some help.
> >
> >    Which equipment is better ( perfomance, availability,
> > scalability, features, Support, and Price ($$$) ) ???
> >
> >   Some experience in the real life ????
>
> Dependent on your interface needs, if GigE, 10G, (40G & 100G in the
future) 
> and POS are all you need, include the Foundry XMR in your eval too.
Very 
> solid software and excellent support at a price point which is
significantly 
> lower than C & J. I don't know the pricing for H.

Any experiences of Foundry routing w/ more complex protocols (PIM, 
MSDP, various IPv6 stuff)?

The last time we tried running non-C/J as a router was a very Extreme 
experience and we swore never again to touch similar router underdogs 
in the future.

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings

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