Embedded CDNs in 2023: Evolution, Challenges, and Current Status

Learn about the evolution and current state of embedded Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in this 28-minute NANOG conference talk. Explore the historical development from early providers like Akamai and Google to the diverse landscape of today's embedded CDN solutions. Gain insights into the challenges faced by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in adapting to various CDN implementations, traffic patterns, and cache profiles. Examine detailed statistics and data sets focusing on Latin American markets, CDN source traffic, and specific case studies like Amazon Prime Video. Understand how Moore's Law impacts CDN infrastructure and discover the similarities, differences, and evolutionary trends among the most common embedded solutions over the past decade. Presented by Steve Meuse from Kentik, this comprehensive analysis covers traffic profiles, implementation variations, and the ongoing discussion of standardization in the embedded CDN ecosystem.