LifeStream CDN

Video Content Delivery Network (vCDN) ensures high-performance transmission and a separate channel for any number of subscribers. With vCDN provider may deliver data to subscriber by using a server next to such subscriber.

This is a scalable platform that helps control LifeStream Video Infrastructure.

Product in details

In order to ensure successful deployment of OTT, one has to achieve the following objectives: video compression without losing video quality and effective organisation of data transmission network.
Please meet our vCDN which is one of the components of our video solution.

Key features

  1. Fast content delivery.

    When used, vCDN functions within service platforms grouped geographically and located in the closest proximity to end-user.

  2. Offloading streaming servers.

    Instead of addressing streaming servers clients are routed to vCDN servers thus decreasing the load on broadcasting system.

  3. Support of popular broadcasting formats.

    Our solution supports all popular formats including widely used HLS system. We also support linear (live broadcasting) and nonlinear (including VOD) viewing. Also compatible with client apps.

  4. Open architecture.

    vCDN is a link that connects broadcasting system and client devices and applications. Instead of addressing streaming servers clients are routed to vCDN servers. Users are routed to Edge servers by Smart Routing Engine depending on users' geographical location and status of their networks.

CDN
  1. Specifically optimised streaming network.

    Video streaming network built especially for OTT and IPTV. vCDN may also be used to transmit any static data like any conventional CDN.

  2. Technology.

    vCDN's Smart Routing System ensures the most efficient content delivery decision based on users' geographical location and status of their network. Our vCDN ensures content transmission via service platforms located in the closest proximity to end-user.

Our advantages

Solution designed by LifeStream excels general-purpose CDNs as it is specifically optimised for OTT and IPTV video delivery. At the same time it may perform all functions required from a general-purpose CDN for efficient and scaled delivery of static content.

 

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LifeStream Smart Routing Engine is a component to our vCDN that ensures the most effective content distribution based on users' geographical location and their network connections.

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IP-address data are compared against geographical (regional) data and operators' data (if available) that have Edge servers in their networks.

User from Novosibirsk, Russia
User from Berlin, Germany
User from Hongkong, China
Client device IP address
Region's location
IP addr

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Additional data on availability and load of Edge servers

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IP-address data are compared against geographical (regional) data and operators' data (if available) that have Edge servers in their networks.