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Yup. My regional ISP already has infrastructure in place for this. They cache the most watched Netflix shows for a period of time in metro-level data centers.
by snapetom 7y ago
Yup. My regional ISP already has infrastructure in place for this. They cache the most watched Netflix shows for a period of time in metro-level data centers. "Otherwise, Netflix would kill our network," a friend said.
It's probably a formal agreement with Netflix, but I'm speculating.
- rstupek 7y agoSounds like they just have the netflix boxes in their data centers.
- tomnipotent 7y agoNetflix has been partnering with ISPs for a long time via Open Connect - at one point, they were giving away the hardware. https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/
- snapetom 7y agoHuh, TIL. The data center is not listed in the list of peering partners, but it's probably an appliance like the other user mentioned.