A Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks

Providing an understanding of Web architecture, along with an overview of the TCP/IP protocol suite, the second edition of this popular resource explains how to use the networks within the Internet, operated by various ISPs, as mechanisms for effectively delivering Web server based information. Emphasizing a best-of-breed approach, it allows readers to build an effective CDN on practically any budget. This vendor-neutral reference explains how to code Web pages to optimize the delivery of various types of media and includes examples of successful approaches, from outsourcing to do it yourself.

Gilbert Held is an award winning author, lecturer and educator. Gil graduated from Pennsylvania Military College, earning a BS in Electrical Engineering. In 1966 Gil earned a MSEE degree from the New York University School of Engineering and Science, and received an MSTM and MBA degrees from The American University in Washington, DC. Gil was Chief of Data Communications for the US Office of Personnel Management for 20 years, until a reorganization and consolidation of data centers resulted in the closing of the Macon Data Center. Gil remained on staff in Macon and was tasked with developing OPM's Web presence on the Internet and was responsible for designing, acquiring and constructing OPM's presence on the Internet for which he received the Directors Award. Between 1977 and the present Gil has authored over 100 technical books covering personal computing, data communications and business In addition, Gil authored over 500 technical articles and for 17 years has served as the Editor in Chief of the Wiley International Journal of Network Management. In recognition of his excellence in writing Gil twice was awarded the Interface Karp award. Gil has also received a variety of awards ranging from various charities to different publishers, such as Federal Week which considered him as one of the top 50 persons in Government and Academia. In addition to authoring books, Gil has taught 14 different graduate level courses and was selected by the Vice President to represent the United States at the Popov Conference in Moscow and represented the United States at the Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology. Gil has appeared on the NBC Evening News and his technical book sales have exceeded a million copies.

Introduction to content delivery networking. Client-Server models. Understanding TCP/IP. The CDN model. Caching and load balancing. The CDN enterprise model. Web hosting options.