Peer-to-Peer Access

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The demand for rich media delivered via the Internet continues to expand as high definition video, software downloads, games and other media are introduced to the market by major media, gaming, software and entertainment companies. To meet this growing demand and provide a reliable end-user experience – as well as a cost-effective content delivery method – Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networking has paved the way for new and exciting opportunities in online communication and commerce.

Internap^® P2P Access is a flexible and reliable solution for business and government organizations that supports a broad range of content with new levels of security, reliability and business intelligence. Offered as a complement to the Internap Content Delivery Network (CDN), P2P Access is designed to support high-quality delivery of large libraries of content that have high demand on a relatively small proportion of the overall inventory. This high-demand content may include:

• Long-form video files
• Large-volume files such as electronic software delivery (ESD)
• Video game downloads and patches

P2P Access + Internap CDN = The Right Combination

Internap P2P Access can be a more efficient delivery option for high-demand content and is easily combined with Internap’s industry-leading streaming services for Adobe^® Flash™ video and Microsoft^® Windows Media^®.

Resource efficiency improves and delivery costs are lowered by dynamically moving bandwidth demand from the Internap CDN to the peer network as content becomes more popular. The more demand a file has, the faster and more cost effectively it can be delivered. As the number of consumers that access or download your media increases, so does the number of sources of that media. This direct correlation of demand and supply enables your media to be delivered at optimal speed and reliability.

Utilizing Internap P2P Access provides a “best-of-both-worlds” combination of cost efficient delivery with the added reliability and security of our CDN. This means that when content viewing is below the acceptable threshold, peers are not available or “drop off” unexpectedly, content is seamlessly pulled from the CDN – ensuring end-users receive the best possible download quality. This “CDN peering” architecture enables customers to receive the economic benefits of P2P delivery while maintaining the level of performance and reliability that their content requires.

Features

• Based on Internap’s award-winning CDN
• P2P file delivery with thin client
• On-demand progressive download
• RSS-based subscription download
• MediaConsole^® customer portal with comprehensive reporting

Benefits

• Improve resource efficiency and lower the delivery cost of rich media content
• Leverage the performance and reliability of the Internap CDN
• Deliver high-quality user experiences and provide viewers with consistent download quality
• Gain valuable insights into your audience through reporting and monitoring tools in MediaConsole