Category: Glossary

IP Filters are used in Traffic Director and you can apply to your records that if a user meets the requirement(s) of the filter, they will be answered with that record. Otherwise, they will be answered with the World/Default. Filters can be created for: regions, countries, cities, ASN (Autonomous System Network) of the resolving name […]

Geo Proximity rules allow system administrators to specify the location or the longitude & latitude of their hosted servers (data center locations). Once configured, the traffic director will automatically calculate which server is closest to the end-querying client in real-time. Geo Proximity can also be used with Failover and is highly customizable and scalable.

Concurrent viewers refer to the number of individuals who are actively watching or accessing specific content or live stream at the same time. In other words, it represents the number of simultaneous viewers engaging with the content in real-time. Concurrent viewership is a common metric used to measure the popularity and reach of online videos, […]

The 5centsCDN player offers the flexibility to design a personalized player skin according to your preferences. By accessing the player dashboard, you can easily configure the skin to your liking. Customize various elements such as colors, alignment, controls, and more. This allows you to create an engaging and interactive experience for your viewers.

In the context of a Content Delivery Network (CDN), purging the cache refers to the process of removing or deleting the cached copies of files or content stored on the CDN’s edge servers. When you purge the cache in a CDN, it triggers the removal of outdated or stale content from the edge servers, ensuring […]

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. It is a programming language used for describing the visual appearance and formatting of a document written in HTML or XML. CSS allows web developers to control the layout, colors, fonts, and other design aspects of a web page, making it an essential tool for creating visually appealing and […]

Origin IP resolution is a technique primarily employed to fetch content from your origin server by the CDN using the server’s IP address instead of relying solely on your domain. This approach proves to be effective for achieving comprehensive site acceleration. By pointing your domain to the CDN edge server, the CDN can directly pull […]

Origin Shield is implemented to safeguard your origin server during periods of high request loads. By placing a shield server between the CDN edge server and your origin server, the content is fetched from your origin by the shield server and then delivered to the CDN edge server. This approach ensures the efficiency of your […]

Client Reputation computes a reputation score for IP addresses. The range spans 1-10 for each category—10 indicating high odds that the IP address is in use by a malicious actor. Because the service continually evaluates activity, scores may decay over time, as they stop exhibiting bad behavior. In addition, this risk score is customized for […]

If you have been receiving disruptive requests from particular IP addresses or if you wish to restrict traffic originating from The Onion Router (TOR) network commonly used by hackers to conceal their identity, IP/Geo controls provide a solution. With IP/Geo controls, you can effectively block or allow traffic based on specific IP addresses, subnets, geographic […]