CDN Technology

VideoExchange on the other hand is a software suite that runs on any generic web server. It can be rolled out in any IP network, and even on multiple IP networks without the need for, depending on or changing the network infrastructure or it's components. The benefits are better management, fast rollout, more flexibility, independent operation and low cost infrastructure.

Dynamic asset replication versus static asset replication

Instead of copying every asset to each server, VideoExchange copies assets only to those servers that are connected to specific regions where the assets are popular. This is done instantly.

This saves copying time so assets are live within a few minutes, compared to many hours. It also saves a lot of storage on edge servers/clusters/PoPs. And compared to plain caching/proxying, the VideoExchange asset replication is controlled and manageable.

Dynamic server-network range matching versus static server-network matching

VideoExchange lets you match any edge delivery server to any global ISP network or IP network range. This is N-to-N: you can match multiple networks to multiple servers. Matching is a matter of a click, and is instant. We can manage resources per customer and move traffic around to any edge server to offload busy servers immediately. Other CDN's have static relays. Changes can take days to become effective.

Dynamic user redirection versus static user redirection

VideoExchange can immediately redirect an end user to any server in it's distributed cloud based on the availability of servers and the IP origin of the end user. Most CDN's have static redirection mechanisms, changes can take up to two days to become effective.

Integrated support for all streaming services, protocols and formats, plus web acceleration support

Traditional CDN's offer web file acceleration and offer limited or less integrated streaming support. Most CDN's started with web acceleration and bolted on streaming support afterwards. Some us virtualization and lose performance. Some CDN's even have to manually swap server software to support a specific delivery protocol.

All delivery servers in the VideoExchange CDN can deliver any file and stream type so you can maximize resources utilization, and the web interface enables generic and integrated management features for all popular delivery technologies.

Extensive reporting

VideoExchange shows load and availability of every server, accounts popularity, requests from networks, assets status, etcetera. Realtime reports are available for the CDN operator (CDN overview), for each content user (account overview) and for each asset. The CDN operator also has in-depth uptime, load and traffic reporting tools. Content users have in-depth historical reports.

User friendly, self service web interface

Last but not least, VideoExchange offers a full-featured yet user friendly web interface for managing the CDN. A single operator can oversee and manage a CDN with hundreds servers, thousands customers and millions streams per day.

Each CDN customer gets a professional web interface to upload assets, setup live streams, publish content and see realtime and in-depth statistics. See the online walkthrough for a preview.