Content Distribution Networks: A Web Server Is Not Enough

When: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Where: PGH 232
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Speaker: Mr. Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Limelight Networks

Host: Dr. Omprakash Gnawali

Many popular online services and websites (e.g., NetFlix, YouTube, and Facebook) provide rich video, text, and other content to their users. They use technologies broadly called Content Distribution Network (CDN) to quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively distribute their content around the world. In this talk, I will give an overview of CDNs. Then I will describe real-world insights about how CDNs work today and what challenges they face. I will also touch upon some non-technical issues CDN companies grapple with in their quest for global growth.

Bio:

Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, currently Senior Director of Network Strategy and Interconnection at Limelight Networks has been doing Internet routing architectures, global interconnection, DNS Anycast and IPv6 for over 15 years. He serves on the Board of APNIC, the numbers registry for Asia Pacific Region, and continues to chair the Nepal Internet Exchange, which he founded in 2002. Mr. Upadhaya has an M.S in Technology Management.