Resource sharing

CDN Resources sharing

Another unique feature of VideoExchange is resources sharing. Our latest release introduces a new layer to the media delivery servers and the suite of CDN management applications that lets VideoExchange powered CDNs share and offload their resources.

A CDN within the CDN

Most Content Delivery Networks are monolithically designed. Distributed delivery servers and a central management, provisioning platform. VideoExchange is designed for flexibility. Multiple XL Media Delivery Servers can be shared by multiple VideoExchange CDN servers. Setup dedicated resources for customers within your CDN. They can manage their own mini-CDN, provision their own accounts and overflow to your servers. Great for larger customers and white labelled resellers. 

Overflow between CDNs

Multiple XL Media Delivery Servers can be shared by multiple VideoExchange CDN servers. Allow third party VideoExchange powered CDNs access to any number of overflow or edge servers in your CDN. Use their resources to offload traffic in other regions without the need of having your own resources in that region. The StreamStat application reports which customers from which CDN have used traffic on your CDN so you can bill each other: a new business case for regional CDNs.


Overlay CDN

Taking resource sharing to the extreme, you can actually build a global CDN without owning a single delivery server. Setup your VideoExchange powered CDN management platform and rent CDN resources from other VideoExchange powered CDNs. For example, these CDNs can offer you wholesale dedicated resources for a fixed fee, or charge you utility based for used traffic. A great opportunity for large content owners who want to manage their own CDN, but do not want to manage the infrastructure.

CDN peering

VideoExchange allows you to make peering agreements on a CDN level, Internet Exchange style. Multiple CDN operators can act as each others Edge PoP to offload traffic from internet exchanges, carriers and backbones. The CDNs can agree on charging each other for used resources or traffic. The built-in StreamStat application instantly reports used traffic for every CDN, on every CDN, for every user. But why not make peering agreements? 'Let me overflow to you, I'll let you overflow to me'.


Standardization

CDN Resources sharing currently only works with VideoExchange powered CDNs. Resources sharing is a unique and powerful feature that can dramatically change the way CDNs are built and operated.

 

No other CDN operator or vendor offers advanced resources sharing options. Their technology is proprietary and locked, so we cannot guarantee compliancy with third party solutions and networks.

 

VideoExchange is fully compliant with the most popular delivery services in the market. It runs on generic hardware. It runs independently from the network layer. Wherever we can, VideoExchange uses secure, standard, widely adopted and open API protocols to distribute assets, redirect users, monitor servers and process logs.

 

We are promotors of cooperation and interoperability. Therefore we are open to discuss disclosure of our APIs so VideoExchange can offload to other CDNs and their resources as well. If you own a CDN or would like to deploy an overlay CDN, contact us. We are very interested in sharing thoughts on further developing and standardizing CDN resource sharing. We want your input!