The Akamai Network

Nygren, E., Sitaraman, R. K., & Sun, J. (2010). The Akamai Network: A Platform for High-Performance Internet Applications. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, 2-19.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2010

DOI

10.1145/1842733.1842736

Link

https://doi.org/10.1145/1842733.1842736

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• Operational Reach
  • Computing: content-delivery networks and edge caches distribute the support tail close to points of action so that latency stays acceptable within a radius.

    This sourceDescribes a globally distributed edge-server network that places content close to end users to keep latency acceptable within a radius — the CDN/edge-cache instance of forward-positioning the support tail.

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