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Cool, maybe they can deploy it at comcast and deliver content via the same magical content pipe comcast uses for their xfinity service.

mikeryan 14y ago
Most of the large CDN's already deliver straight into Comcast's network. Last I heard Netflix was already paying Level3 to do this. Xfinity doesn't have a magic pipe, all the content and deliver is internal to the Comcast network so its its own "CDN".
- eggnet 14y ago
  It was a joke, the hint was the use of the word magic.
- wmf 14y ago
  More info on Comcast's DiffServ magic: http://ber.gd/post/23025893856/comcast-traffic-prioritization http://ber.gd/post/23025893856/comcast-traffic-prioritizatio...
  - mikeryan 14y ago
    Which Comcast says isn't happening. http://blog.comcast.com/2012/05/the-facts-about-xfinity-tv-and-xbox-360-comcast-is-not-prioritizing.html http://blog.comcast.com/2012/05/the-facts-about-xfinity-tv-a...
    - wmf 14y ago
      I don't really want to rehash that whole discussion, but Comcast admits they're using DiffServ tagging. People are just debating whether it's a form of "prioritization" or not.
seanp2k2 14y ago
I think Comcast would be pretty opposed to let a competing product into their not-for-sale DC space. The real benefit here is that it saves ISPs on peering charges. Comcast, AFAIK, does a lot of their own peering and has financial motivations to NOT let Netflix into their DCs (onDemand.) We will see how this plays into the me neutrality battle...
- squeed 14y ago
  Comcast does not operate their own video delivery infrastructure. They contract that out to Akamai. Furthermore, Comcast will happily sell non-transit, A.K.A. paid peering, to all who come. They don't (and never have) sell colocation (DC space). Presumably, Netflix is just going to buy access to the Comcast network, same as every other CDN has done. http://www.comcast.com/dedicatedinternet/ http://www.comcast.com/dedicatedinternet/

mikeryan 14y ago

Most of the large CDN's already deliver straight into Comcast's network. Last I heard Netflix was already paying Level3 to do this. Xfinity doesn't have a magic pipe, all the content and deliver is internal to the Comcast network so its its own "CDN".

eggnet 14y ago
It was a joke, the hint was the use of the word magic.
wmf 14y ago
More info on Comcast's DiffServ magic: http://ber.gd/post/23025893856/comcast-traffic-prioritization http://ber.gd/post/23025893856/comcast-traffic-prioritizatio...
- mikeryan 14y ago
  Which Comcast says isn't happening. http://blog.comcast.com/2012/05/the-facts-about-xfinity-tv-and-xbox-360-comcast-is-not-prioritizing.html http://blog.comcast.com/2012/05/the-facts-about-xfinity-tv-a...
  - wmf 14y ago
    I don't really want to rehash that whole discussion, but Comcast admits they're using DiffServ tagging. People are just debating whether it's a form of "prioritization" or not.

seanp2k2 14y ago

I think Comcast would be pretty opposed to let a competing product into their not-for-sale DC space. The real benefit here is that it saves ISPs on peering charges. Comcast, AFAIK, does a lot of their own peering and has financial motivations to NOT let Netflix into their DCs (onDemand.) We will see how this plays into the me neutrality battle...

squeed 14y ago
Comcast does not operate their own video delivery infrastructure. They contract that out to Akamai. Furthermore, Comcast will happily sell non-transit, A.K.A. paid peering, to all who come. They don't (and never have) sell colocation (DC space). Presumably, Netflix is just going to buy access to the Comcast network, same as every other CDN has done. http://www.comcast.com/dedicatedinternet/ http://www.comcast.com/dedicatedinternet/