On content delivery network implementation

Computer Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2396-2412

  Molina Moreno, B ^a   Palau Salvador, C E ^a   Esteve Domingo, M ^a   Alonso Pena I ^a   Ruiz Extremera, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Content Distribution Network; Development and implementation; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); SERVERS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; REQUEST VOLUME;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 33745895929     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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