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 space this might mean balancing load within a single CDN or it might relate to balancing load across multiple CDNs.
Load sharing is the practice of splitting utilization among a pool of resources. It can be implemented in an equal (“balanced”) fashion or one in which balance is not an objective.
See 4G.
Machine learning uses training datasets to learn and develop models that can be used to perform analysis and/or develop predictions based on past observations within the training set.
The term metadata means simply, data about the data. It is how one set of data is used to describe other data. Metadata falls into several primary categories including: Descriptive, Business, and Technical.
Metadata aggregators facilitate the connection of disparate sources of data and/or provide the means for others to connect to the data stored in their repositories through common content identifiers. There is no single standard for metadata content identifiers which makes mapping alternate identifiers across ecosystems commonplace, but no less cumbersome. . . . Read more
A process where descriptive metadata is reviewed and edited or added to in order to increase the overall value of the content package. Metadata enhancement can be performed manually or using a professional metadata library such as Gracenote.
A set of correspondences between terms, fields, or element names used for translating data from one standard or vocabulary into another, or as a means of combining terms or data for search and retrieval.
MP3 is a compressed audio file format standardized by MPEG. An MP3 file includes a header, metadata and compressed audio.
Technique to allow a UE (User Equipment) to access services which are hosted close to the serving base station. It brings application hosting from centralized data centers down to the network edge to be closer to consumers. Goal is to achieve an efficient service delivery through the lower end-to-end latency . . . Read more
