Akamai CDN Call-Flow Summary May.

15, 2012

Access to the Portal CSP Portal

www.netflix.com
Page Request (e.g., http://www.netflix.com)

CSP Portal returns Page Response including Delivery URI

(e.g., embedded object  http://orgin.netflix.com/vod/movie1.mp4)

Select a content
Local DNS

1. DNS query 2. Recursive Resolution

(origin.netflix.com) (if name is not cached)
ROOT DNS
.com DNS netflix.com DNS
(owner: Nexflix)
3. CNAME=origin.netflix.edgesuite.net

.net DNS Re-direct to Akamai Domain

edgesuite.net DNS
4. CNAME=a437.ms.akamai.net

5. DNS query (a437.ms.akamai.net)

6. DNS Res. (LL-DNS Name & IP Address:
HL
HL-DNS (akamai.net NS)
n0g.akamai.net & 125.141.136.100) Selects Optimal Cluster
Select the nearest cluster by
looking-up an IP address of Local
7. DNS query (a437.ms.akamai.net) DNS.
8. DNS Response LL-DNS (ms.akamai.net NS)
LL
9. DNS Response (A, 220.90.198.100) selects Optimal Cache Server
(A, 220.90.198.100) Select a Cashe Server, considering
125.141.136.100
server load, supported protocol and
A. Request etc.
Routing 4. Ask to 5. Content Request
LL
Parent Cache (http://origin.netflix.com/vod/movie1.mp4)

1. Content Request Edge Cache

(http://origin.netflix.com/ B. Content 6. Cache Fill
Origin Server
vod/movie1.mp4) 7. Cache FillPlacement origin.netflix.com
Determine where to route in case of Cache Miss?
(Pre-provisioned, Cooperated Pull)
2. Cache Miss !! 3. Ask to
8. Content Neighbor Cache
220.90.198.100
IP IP IP IP

LL
LL

IP IP IP
IP IP IP IP IP IP

IP IP IP
IP IP IP IP IP
ISP ISP
LL
IP IP DNS IP IP
IP
IP IP
IP IP IP IP IP IP IP IP
Bearer (IP)
IP IP IP
IP IP IP IP
ISP ISP
Tier1/IXP/ISP

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