Caching servers in Local ISPs !!

[itpp2012]

shahzaib1232 Wrote:
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> i don't think the solution rdns will be suitable for us. I have
> checked the
> zebra software to make linux a BGP router
> http://www.techrepublic.com/article/use-zebra-to-set-up-a-linux-bgp-os
> pf-router/
> 
> Could you tell me if BGP is capable of doing what we want? Because our
> local ISP supports this method and i have no idea how to implement it.
> 
> Functionality we need, is to auto detect the new ip prefixes from
> local ISP
> so they'll not have to provide us thousands of prefixes on daily
> basis.

Why not use a DNS for the clients? your making things too complicated.

Client-1-request at ISP-1 -> edge1.streaming.au ISP-1-DNS -> 12.34.56.78 (which
is your edge box)
Client-1-request at ISP-2 -> edge1.streaming.au ISP-2-DNS -> 99.88.77.66 (which
is your box in the US)

Anyone from ISP-1 will always be directed to the edge systems, anyone else
to where-ever you point the dns.

ISP's also use regional DNS servers which allows you more edge systems
closer to the users.

Anyway, BGP see http://bird.network.cz/ (netflix solution)

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