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Overview of the Content Delivery Engines
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Content Delivery Engines (CDEs) and describes their
hardware and software features.
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Cisco VDS Internet Streamer Overview
The Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Internet Streamer (VDS-IS) is a distributed network of CDEs
running Content Delivery Applications (CDAs) that collaborate with each other to deliver multiformat
content to a variety of client devices. The client devices supported are personal computers and
Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices.
The VDS-IS supports a variety of functions to accelerate the distribution of content within the content
delivery network. The VDS-IS offers an end-to-end solution for service providers to ingest and stream
entertainment-grade content to subscribers.
The VDS-IS functionality can be separated into four areas:
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Each CDE in the VDS-IS contributes to one or more of these functions as determined by the CDAs
running on it.
Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) device names.
Cisco VDS Internet Streamer Overview, page 1-1
Cisco VDS-TV Overview, page 1-3
Cisco CDA Visual Quality Experience Application Overview, page 1-5
OMD Overview, page 1-7
Hardware Features, page 1-7
Ingest
Distribution
Delivery
Management
Table 1-1 describes the relationship between the CDA names and the Internet Streaming
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