Bad Actor
In streaming video, a bad actor is a pirate mass-distributes content illegally or a consumer who is engaging in unauthorized access to licensed content.
In streaming video, a bad actor is a pirate mass-distributes content illegally or a consumer who is engaging in unauthorized access to licensed content.
Amount of data that flows from Point A to Point B within the network over a certain period of time
One-to-many information delivery scheme. It is a one-way communications method. In the context of traditional content delivery such as by over-the-air (OTA) signals such as radio or television, broadcasts emanate from central delivery locations to receivers which “tune” to the relevant channel (e.g. wavelength of electro-magnetic signal). In the context . . . Read more
Data related to commercial aspects of media acquisition, distribution, sale, and presentation.
A temporary location that stores copies of objects.
The system property that describes the ratio of “cache hits” to the number of requests.
A cache hit is when a request for data from a cache server is found on the server in memory or on disk and served.
A cache miss is when a request for data from a cache server is not found on the server in memory or on disk. The server will reach up stream to another cache server (or all the way to the origin) to pull the data in and serve it.
The ability for a viewer to play recently broadcast programs on demand, without having to decide to record them first. Typically, the service is proposed from a rolling buffer recorded at the origin level. Individual broadcasters or channels may offer their own catchup TV service via a dedicated service. Aggregators . . . Read more
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 content, how to long to store cached content, rule sets around HTTP headers or custom logic to apply to served content.