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Akamai, Juniper Networks Demonstrate Virtualized CDN Solution Operating on Openstack

Akamai, Juniper Networks Demonstrate Virtualized CDN Solution Operating on Openstack Image Credit: Akamai

Akamai Technologies, the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications have partnered with Juniper Networks, the leader in network innovation to showcase a virtualized Content Delivery Network (CDN) system at the SDN/OpenFlow World Congress. The elastic CDN solution leverages Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to help address scalability challenges arising from the rapid increase in video traffic. 

The proof-of-concept demonstration will leverage Akamai's virtualized Aura Licensed CDN (LCDN) software and Juniper Networks® Contrail Controller to dynamically scale up and down network resources to support content spikes resulting from the broadcast of large events. The technology is also designed to accelerate service creation for service providers utilizing CDNs to launch innovative multiscreen video services that help drive subscriber acquisition and loyalty, said Akamai.

The Elastic CDN solution leverages Juniper Networks Contrail that operates in an OpenStack environment to quickly configure virtual network resources within a virtual CDN, reducing time and cost associated with adding new caching capacity to the network.

Content delivery networks are evolving to meet the needs of increasingly real-time, distributed applications and users. Overlay networks have proven to simplify and automate the delivery of application and user-centric services without the administrative overhead of traditional infrastructure approaches. By combining Akamai's virtualized caching components with Contrail's scale-out network service automation, the companies have created a truly elastic CDN solution to meet the emerging needs of telco clouds.

-             Jennifer Lin, senior director product management, Juniper Networks   

As a pioneer and innovator in the CDN space, Akamai has always embraced new approaches to content delivery which can help our customers provide a seamless end user experience to their subscribers. By working together with Juniper, and combining our expertise in media delivery with their expertise in NFV and SDN, we're demonstrating how the concept of an Elastic CDN solution can meet the ever-increasing demands of multiscreen content delivery.

-            Anand Parikh, senior director of Business Development, Akamai   

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