Peer-Assisted Content Delivery Technology

Peer-Assisted Content Delivery thru Bandwidth Harvesting

• Adaptive Rate Computing
• Outer Edge Caching
• Time Shifting
• Self Optimizing and Self Scaling
• Leverages a network of under-utilized clients & servers

Kontiki Peer-Assisted Delivery Technology

Kontiki's peer-assisted delivery technology pulls together existing networks and storage space on both PCs and servers to create a content distribution network. Content is delivered to a user not only from the server where it originates, but also from any number of network-connected computers with copies of the requested content. The Kontiki delivery network dynamically optimizes delivery from many PCs and media servers by caching content at the very edge of the network. This creates network efficiency gains of 10 to 25 times over traditional approaches.

Bandwidth Harvesting

Kontiki aggregates underutilized Internet capacity through Time Shifting (which smoothes historically spiky bandwidth consumption patterns), through efficient distribution of content by means of high-performance Adaptive Rate Multiserving (ARM), and by caching content at the outer edge of the network. The net effect is highly efficient and reliable content distribution network for digital media files such as video, software, audio and documents.

Standards-Based Modular Architecture

The Kontiki Delivery Network uses current standards and is compatible with existing assets, formats and players to ensure low-cost delivery and simple deployment. It works with a content provider's existing web site, content management system and network. Moreover, Kontiki has been developed with a lightweight modular architecture that enables the system to be rapidly developed, integrated and enhanced.