Media Streaming Solutions from YourHost.com

YourHost.com proudly uses HighWinds, the clear technology leader in multi-platform IP services and content distribution. Their high-performance RollingThunder™ network was built in 2007 to be modern, high-change, media object hosting environment.

The HighWinds CDN enables users to distribute and manage many forms of content over our vast worldwide private network of interconnected servers and high-speed fiber- optic network connections. They provide companies with powerful, continuous support for both static and rich-media content, including high-bandwith multiple content that has historically been difficult to reliably deliver over the public internet. The network serves content in all leading industry formats - Windows Media Server, Adobe Flash Streaming Server.

Features of Media Streaming using RollingThunder

• RollingThunder™ is an international network. All backbone links are 10 Gbps, including transoceanic links. Many other networks rely on IP transit to reach European users. Built for high-change, media object hosting, RollingThunder™ delivers nearly a Terabit per second of network capacity and half a Terabit per second of CDN server capacity.
• Foundry NetIron XMR Series, the industry’s most powerful, high-density multi-service routers, are highly versatile and IPv6-ready to support several million Internet routes. They contain fully redundant fans, switch fabric and controller cards that provide for 4 Terabits per second and 1 billion packets of switching capacity in each node.
• The MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) backbone provides a unified data-carrying mechanism that allows for fast rerouting of traffic and fine-grained traffic control.
• Quality of Service (QoS) control mechanisms are employed to carry multiple types of traffic. For example, live streams receive the highest priority with very low packet loss, while static content is given a medium priority and lots of bandwidth. QoS controls allow RollingThunder™ to be utilized efficiently and cost-effectively.
• RollingThunder™ DFS ensures that content can be injected into the network at any site for propagation and near-instant availability to other sites by replicating files at different CDN nodes. It also automatically monitors the popularity of content to anticipate and accommodate increases in demand for any particular piece of content. When this occurs, more servers are automatically made available to the increased demand.
• Most CDNs only have one or two transit connections that require many hops to reach the end user, but RollingThunder peers with hundreds of other networks, including major ISPs, cable MSOs and telecom companies. By peering with other networks via private fiber and at various exchange points around the world, this provides unparalleled content distribution power, improved network efficiencies and affordability.
• RollingThunder™ is continuously monitored using a network system tha twill monitor bandwidth, packets, errors and other statistics; alerts are provided based on thresholds, rate changes, trends and other metrics. Link errors are monitored and proactive maintenance is performed to prevent failures. Bandwidth for each Class of Service is monitored individually, enabling detailed analysis and traffic engineering, which leads to reduced operating costs and improved quality.
• The network is run by seasoned professionals who have many years of experience running IP backbones in the largest service provider networks.
• Available real time analytic and content management system using StrikeTracker.

Content Delivery Solutions from YourHost.com

Using HighWinds CDN from YourHost.com enables our users to implement their digital strategies by distributing and managing many forms of content. At YourHost.com we can provide companies with powerful, continuous support for both static and rich-media content. We leverage this proven technology, the expertise of our staff and our commitment to customer care to provide the best content delivery solutions.

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Flash Streaming Solutions
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