edge server

  • sits between ISP (因为 ISP 是家家户户网络的出口, good location), IxPs
  • 主要目的: 把静态资源都 cache 在离 client 地理位置近的地方, 降低 latency

Other edges devices include routers and routing switches. - What is a CDN edge server? | Cloudflare

  • why are routers “edge devices”?
  • from the perspective of a home network, routers are the logical edges; they are on the edge of the network, handling date coming in and leaving

caching server