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Traffic delivery evolution in the Internet ENOG 4 – Moscow – 23 rd October 2012. Christian Kaufmann Director Network Architecture Akamai Technologies, Inc. January 29th, 2008. way-back machine. way-back machine. way-back machine. way-back machine. Web 1998. Web 1998. Web 2012.
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Traffic delivery evolution in the InternetENOG 4 – Moscow – 23rd October 2012 Christian Kaufmann Director Network Architecture Akamai Technologies, Inc. January 29th, 2008
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So what’s the difference? • Lots of “high definition” content being pushed to end users • Read “large files” • Can the Internet scale to support this? -> Short answer: NO FASTER FORWARD
Key Issues • Problems with a centralized approach, especially for large media files • Problems with Peering • Problems with routing protocols • Inter AS Multicast not really existent • QoS not really existent and consistent FASTER FORWARD
Immersive Trends 2012 Online Banking Social Networking Blogging Media Mobile Gaming eCommerce FASTER FORWARD
Immersive Simple on the outside … Online Banking Social Networking Blogging Media Mobile Gaming eCommerce FASTER FORWARD
Online Banking Social Networking DT Verizon Blogging Media Immersive L3 Mobile Gaming Telia eCommerce … complicated on the inside IX IX FASTER FORWARD
The Centralization Bottleneck • Centralized sites create an inherentbottleneck and target for attackers • Worldwide user population = huge infrastructure problem • Not scalable • Long latency between server and end-user FASTER FORWARD
The Centralization Bottleneck • Content Distribution Networks solve the centralization problem by distributing content. • Greater distribution means greater performance and reliability FASTER FORWARD
The Edge is Highly Distributed • No one Autonomous System has more than 4.4% of the access traffic. • The top 50 ASes add up to only 48%. 4.4% Network A 3.6% Network B 1.8% Network C 1.7% Network D 1.7% Network E 1.7% Network F 1.6% Network G 1.4% Network H % ofAccessTraffic ASes (29,000+) FASTER FORWARD
3000 Edge Proximity From 1 Location Average Miles to Edge 1 Locations FASTER FORWARD
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3000 1500 250 Edge Proximity From 1000 Locations Average Miles to Edge 1 30 1000 Locations FASTER FORWARD
Does Latency Matter for Large File Downloads? …who cares if the latency to download a 2-hour DVD is 10ms or 100ms? FASTER FORWARD
Distance from Server to User Network Latency Packet Loss Download Time Throughput Local <100 mi. 1.6 ms 0.6% 44 Mbs 12.2 min. Akamai Regional 500-1000 mi. 16 ms 0.7% 4 Mbs 2.2 hrs. Big Data Center Approach Cross Continent <3,000 mi. 48 ms. 1.0% 8.16 hrs. 1 Mbs Different Continent <6,000 mi. 96 ms. 1.4% 20 hrs. 0.4 Mbs The Fat-file Paradox:Latency Limits Throughput… …and throughput limits the time to download large files (e.g., 4 GB DVDs) FASTER FORWARD
Centralized Approach with “Big Data Centers” • Clusters of Web servers in large • data centers at the core of the Internet • Tens of data centers • Transit provided by large backbone ISPs FASTER FORWARD
The Problems with Peering • Economic considerations limit peering capacity – results in congestion and poor performance • Routing algorithms (BGP) ignore congestion • BGP ignores latency • Data used to determine routes is subject to intentional inaccuracies and human error FASTER FORWARD
Normal traffic flow BGP picks the “best” route and all packets flow over that path CW End User Sprint Level 3 Web Server FASTER FORWARD
Normal traffic flow If there is congestion on a link, BGP will continue to send packets down that link CW End User Sprint Level 3 Web Server FASTER FORWARD
6X 6X Economics Bottleneck Infrastructure Web Content $ $ $ $ $ $ First Mile 20X 20X Hosting MiddleMile Broadband $ $ $ $ $ $ 50X 50X Last Mile Web Users FASTER FORWARD
Data Centers (10s) Local ISPs (1,000s) The Big Data Center Approach to Content Delivery First Mile First Mile First Mile Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge IPSs FASTER FORWARD
Problem 1Data centers are on the wrong side of the bottleneck Data Centers (10s) Local ISPs (1,000s) Bottleneck Users The Big Data Center Approach to Content Delivery First Mile First Mile First Mile Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge IPSs FASTER FORWARD
Problem 1 Data centers are on the wrong side of the bottleneck Solution Caching servers are on the right side of the bottleneck Local ISPs (1,000s) Data Centers (10s) Cache Servers Bottleneck Users The Big Data Center Approach to Content Delivery Tier 1IPS’s Tier 1IPS’s Tier 1IPS’s Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge IPSs FASTER FORWARD
Problem 2Data centers are far from end users Data Centers (10s) Local ISPs (1,000s) Users The Big Data Center Approach to Content Delivery First Mile First Mile First Mile CDN CDN CDN 500-5,000 miles Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge IPSs FASTER FORWARD
Problem 2 Data centers are far from end users Solution Cache servers are close to end users Data Centers (10s) Local ISPs (1,000s) Cache Servers 10-100 miles Users The Big Data Center Approach to Content Delivery Tier 1IPS’s Tier 1IPS’s Tier 1IPS’s CDN CDN CDN 500-5,000 miles Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge ISPs Edge IPSs FASTER FORWARD
The Akamai EdgePlatform: 120,000+ Servers 1928 POPs 1069Networks 660+ Cities 83 Countries The Akamai System The world’s largest on-demand, distributed computing platform delivers all forms of Web content and applications for over 130,000 domains. • Resulting in traffic of: • 13 Tbps peak traffic • 100+ petabytes / day • 1,468+ billion hits / day • 560+ million unique clients IPs / day FASTER FORWARD
Conclusion: How to deliver HD traffic in the future? • Overlay CDN networks are state of the Art • Akamai, Google, Netflix, using on-net servers • Protocols like Multicast and QoS are not the solution • CDN Interconnects and Federations are not the solution either • Peer to peer networks - unclear so far • Waiting for the next big idea FASTER FORWARD
Questions? • ck@akamai.com FASTER FORWARD