Storage that is maintained remotely and accessible over long-distance public or private networks.

To ingest is to upload digital content into a CDN via any of many formats.

Origin is the location where content to be delivered is hosted. It could be positioned near users within the CDN storage infrastructure or at the CDN customers location.

A file manager is a system used for tracking the most current files and archiving less popular files.

An edge server is one of thousands of servers running our EdgePrism software that is placed on the edge of the network to handle local requests faster and lower response times.

An edge server is one of thousands of servers running our EdgePrism software that is placed on the edge of the network to handle local requests faster and lower response times.

Transcode and deliver live video broadcasts over HLS, HDS, MSS, and DASH formats.

A microsite is exclusively focused around a particular game—as opposed to a publisher, studio, or genre.

Video on Demand is unscheduled programming that can be accessed via over-the-top (OTT) services, cable TV networks, or online—usually through a subscription service.

A beta gamer is willing to try out a pre-release version of a game in order to provide constructive feedback.

Data collected through analytics provides a detailed view on overall traffic levels and download requests for videos and game files.

A token is a random number assigned by a tokenization system and is used to represent sensitive data, allowing it to be sent over a network securely.

Edge Server - An edge server is one of thousands of servers running our EdgePrism software that is placed on the edge of the network to handle local requests faster and lower response times.

Game and Video Files - These files include game publishers “gold” versions of games, downloadable content (DLC), and promotional videos of game play.

SmartPurge is a unique Limelight feature that removes selected content, globally, from the CDN edge caches in seconds.

A purge request is a request for all copies of specific content to be eliminated across all edge cache locations on a CDN.

A Distributed Denial of Service attack is a malicious effort to slow down or incapacitate a website by overwhelming it with traffic and causing it to crash or operate very slowly. Attackers use large armies of automated "bots"—computers that have been infected with malware and can be remotely controlled by hackers—to create DDoS attacks on a very large scale.

Multi-tiered gaming competitions are broadcast live or on-demand.

The website is devoted to providing content for and about a specific game and often includes downloadable content.

As part of delivering content to users, CDNs often have to authorize user access to websites. The use of token matches between clients and servers prevents unauthorized access. Reasons for restricting access includes enforcing content licensing, subscription access, etc.

These are fixes and additions to game files that have already been released by the publisher.

These files include game publishers “gold” versions of games, downloadable content (DLC), and promotional videos of game play.

VR headsets allow real-time processing of a viewers head position within a virtual setting.

Detailed data on overall traffic levels plus download requests for game files and videos.

A token is a random number assigned by a tokenization system and is used to represent sensitive data, allowing it to be sent over a network securely.