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Tiered Cache Smart Topology

Feb 18, 2021Brian Bradley
Tiered Cache Smart Topology
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Introduced 'Smart Topology' for Tiered Cache, which automatically identifies the optimal data center for origin requests based on latency probing. This feature aims to maximize cache hit ratios by selecting a single proxying data center close to the origin. It includes a topology selection algorithm that uses a leaderboard of data center latencies, with a fallback to a generic topology when assumptions about origin location or Anycast networks are violated. The algorithm considers 24-hour median latency and includes a second-lowest latency data center as a fallback.

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