eCDN - What is that?

eCDN — What is it and why do you need it?

‍Both the CDN (Content Delivery Network) and the eCDN (Enterprise Content Delivery Network) are designed to deliver audiovisual media on a large scale.

A CDN is a service provided by a provider that uses a network of servers in various data centers around the world (or in specific countries), while an eCDN uses the company's own network to cache and distribute video content.

ECDNs are able to intelligently cache this data locally, reducing the number of requests to the CDN and relieving the load on your own network.

Video streams consume a lot of bandwidth—high-quality, interactive streams even more. When many users try to access the same bandwidth-intensive content at the same time (such as TownHalls, internal conferences, or training), corporate networks often struggle to meet demand, which can result in business-critical applications failure, buffering, or network failure.

ECDNs bring content distribution behind the firewall, giving you greater control over security protocols and the flow of content across your network.

3Q now offers the integration of HIVE eCDN

With the integration of Hive eCDN You can reliably conduct high-quality live streams with thousands of participants in a corporate network without overloading firewalls or proxies. Hive's ECDN technology enables excellent quality and a consistently high bit rate to achieve the best possible video experience within the company's internal network. Video distribution is made possible in a secure way through peer-to-peer streaming.