Open Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTOpen Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN — mentioned by abhinavkulkarnihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14706311urn:hackerpapers:mention:1606.05519:14706311Wed, 05 Jul 2017 21:33:53 GMT<p>&gt; Decentralization is always costlier. Netflix is faster Because Netflix puts their content in the internet exchanges (IXs) (Netflix Open Connect), bypassing CDNs in some cases, thus getting as close to the users as they can given the current internet piping infrastructure [1]. Sure, decentralization (being operated by an aggressive management that can strike background deals with IXs) makes that possible, but we all ought to wonder if it is a good thing in the long run. Netflix, YouTube, etc. have found ways of getting their data faster to the users and the little guy running his podcast…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIOpen Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12397336urn:hackerpapers:submission:1606.05519:12397336Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:52:08 GMT<p>A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem Through the Lens of the Netflix CDN [pdf]</p><p></p><p>8 points; 1 discussion reply on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIOpen Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN — mentioned by jakozaurhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12396504urn:hackerpapers:mention:1606.05519:12396504Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:15:27 GMT<p>Direct link: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.05519v1.pdf</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIOpen Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12395145urn:hackerpapers:submission:1606.05519:12395145Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:54:32 GMT<p>A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem Through the Lens of the Netflix CDN</p><p></p><p>3 points; 1 discussion reply on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIOpen Connect Everywhere: A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem through the Lens of the Netflix CDN — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12332228urn:hackerpapers:submission:1606.05519:12332228Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:07:55 GMT<p>A Glimpse at the Internet Ecosystem Through the Lens of the Netflix CDN</p><p></p><p>1 point; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1606.05519/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NI