Comments on: Internet Traffic Shifts to the Edge (and CDNs) http://technoverseblog.com/2010/03/internet-traffic-shifts-to-the-edge-and-cdns/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Editor-one http://technoverseblog.com/2010/03/internet-traffic-shifts-to-the-edge-and-cdns/#comment-32 Editor-one Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:21:09 +0000 http://technoverseblog.com/?p=721#comment-32 For the purposes of post, my curiosity ended at the point where the CDNs are positioned, which is not all that many hops from a consumer's DSL or cable modem--at the "edge". CDNs are positioned close to these endpoints for performance reasons. The edge of the carrier's network refers to the start of their core network-- a place where all your network neighbors and their neighbors,etc are monster routers and other network components. I suppose in a graph-oriented view, you can say that the edge is the average number of hops it take to get from one node to any other. If the average "diameter" is , say, 5, than I can get to any node in 5 hops, on average. For the purposes of post, my curiosity ended at the point where the CDNs are positioned, which is not all that many hops from a consumer’s DSL or cable modem–at the “edge”. CDNs are positioned close to these endpoints for performance reasons. The edge of the carrier’s network refers to the start of their core network– a place where all your network neighbors and their neighbors,etc are monster routers and other network components.

I suppose in a graph-oriented view, you can say that the edge is the average number of hops it take to get from one node to any other. If the average “diameter” is , say, 5, than I can get to any node in 5 hops, on average.

]]> By: The Monkey http://technoverseblog.com/2010/03/internet-traffic-shifts-to-the-edge-and-cdns/#comment-31 The Monkey Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:46:17 +0000 http://technoverseblog.com/?p=721#comment-31 When you speak of the "edge" of the internet, do you mean the point beyond which the internet no longer goes? Is there anyone out there trying to figure out the shape of the internet or it's borders? Sure, we all know that it is not infinite, but is that where curiosity stops? We're discussing this on our blog today and it seems like you could help us out with an expert opinion: http://www.chickenmonkeydog.com/the-edge-of-the-internet/ When you speak of the “edge” of the internet, do you mean the point beyond which the internet no longer goes? Is there anyone out there trying to figure out the shape of the internet or it’s borders? Sure, we all know that it is not infinite, but is that where curiosity stops?

We’re discussing this on our blog today and it seems like you could help us out with an expert opinion: http://www.chickenmonkeydog.com/the-edge-of-the-internet/

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