Now that you understand the importance and benefits of a local CDN cache (if you don’t already know, check out: “What is a CDN cache, what is it for, and why use it?”
), we’ll explain what we need and how we acquired the Netflix CDN cache, also known as OCA (Open Connect Appliance):
Minimum bandwidth!
Since Netflix will need to invest in expensive hardware for you, it has to be profitable for them, too!
Today in Brazil it is necessary to have at least 5GB/s of traffic with Netflix.
Source: https://openconnect.netflix.com/deploymentguide.pdf
“I get a lot of other content bundled together in transit, how can I be sure how much traffic I have with Netflix?”
To accurately determine how much traffic we have from Netflix, we need a tool that allows for a detailed analysis of the source and destination of the packets traveling through the network. For this, we recommend Made4Flow!
This allows us to view traffic for our top content.
There are also several other means that allow the visualization of WHERE we learned the traffic:
A field with more details on Netflix consumption specifically:
We visualize traffic originating from Cache CDN (OCA) servers or traffic with Netflix
How much Netflix traffic represents from our network total.
Where do we receive traffic from Netflix, and whether it is used by us or by an ASN customer
Made4flow has many other applications to give you the best visibility of your traffic.
“I THINK I already have or am close to the necessary traffic with Netflix, when are they going to come here to offer the service?”
Unfortunately they won’t, you need to go after them!
And you need to make sure you meet the requirements before applying, otherwise they might put you on hold for a few months until your next application.
Contact them through the Appliance Request, through the link: https://openconnect.netflix.com/pt_br/deployment-guide/appliance-request/
Please fill in the form with extra attention to the fields in the images below:
After that, in a few days Netflix will give its answer and more details about the delivery of the Hardware, which is usually:
1u (smallest model) or 2u (largest model) server
With 2 or 4 ports of 10GB/s (Optical)
You can see the complete description of the hardware in the link: https://openconnect.netflix.com/pt_br/appliances/
After placing your order, be sure to meet the bandwidth, interconnection, power, and rack space requirements, which can be verified at https://openconnect.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034538352
In the next posts we will have more details on how to perform requests from other CDN caches and much more!
Also follow us on social media to learn more about Made4it and Made4Flow. If you have any questions about the request or about the made4flow software, please contact our team.
