Autonomous System Number (ASN)
Autonomous System Number (ASN) is a unique identifier assigned to each network operator who manages part of the Internet and participates in the BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) global…
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Canonical Name (CNAME) Record
Canonical Name (CNAME) Record or Alias Record. A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that one domain name is an alias of…
Read articleCDN Configuration
Detailed rule set containing instructions to the CDN cache servers to know how to treat content stored on its server. This can include instructions on where to retrieve…
Read articleCommon Access Token (CAT)
Common Access Token (CAT) is a CTA standard (CTA-5007-A) published in 2024 defining a token structure which can be used across multiple interoperable CDNs.
Read articleContent Delivery Network (CDN)
Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a data network optimized for the delivery of content, e.g. video, at a large scale. Comprised of both hardware and software components.
Read articleDigital Rights Management (DRM) [Security WG]
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is the use of keys and certificates to authorize playback of a video stream to a specific user and/or device over IP streaming like…
Read articleLoad Balancing
Load balancing is, as the name suggests, generally instituted to balance load among a set of resources. It is a specific case of load sharing. In the CDN…
Read articleOpen Cache Logging Requirements Specification
This document specifies requirements for Open Caching System (OCS) for Logging data to help track data acquisition and delivery of it to the end user. The information logging…
Read articleOpen Cache Request Routing Functional Specification
This document describes the high-level functional specification of open caching request routing and the required interfaces to enable request routing to be performed from an upstream CDN to…
Read articleOpen Cache Request Routing Service Provisioning Interface Specification
This document describes the high-level functional specification of open caching request routing and the required interfaces to enable request routing to be performed from an upstream CDN to…
Read articleOpen Caching Configuration Interface: Part 1
This is the first part in a set of documents that specifies the motivational drivers, use cases, and standards for a configuration interface to facilitate interoperability within the…
Read articleOpen Caching Configuration Interface: Part 3 – Publishing Layer APIs
This is part three in a set of documents that specifies the motivations, use cases, and standards for a configuration interface to facilitate interoperability within the content delivery…
Read articleOpen Caching Logging Integration Functional Specification
This document describes the process of provisioning a Logging Integration between a CDN and an ISP in an Open Caching solution. That is the process of configuring how…
Read articleShield Cache
Cache server located in front of the origin servers in order to enhance their capabilities and offer content to an increasing number of CDN origin access points without…
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