Monthly Archives: October 2025

CDN: The Technical Backbone of Modern Live Streaming
20 Oct 2025
Welcome to the CDNsun blog. As a Content Delivery Network (CDN) company specializing in high-performance delivery, we understand that modern live streaming is less about content and more about complex, distributed systems engineering. The internet's demand for real-time video has exploded, transcending simple entertainment to become critical infrastructure for commerce, education, and global events. This article dissects the role of the CDN in fulfilling these demands. It explores three technically challenging live streaming scenarios, demonstrating how the CDN architecture—with its [...]
Advanced HLS Streaming Optimization with CDN for Global Delivery
06 Oct 2025
Delivering high-quality HLS streaming to viewers worldwide is more than encoding video—it’s about how efficiently your CDN stream distributes content. Advanced strategies for segment delivery, caching, and edge optimization are key to minimizing latency, preventing buffering, and scaling efficiently. HLS divides video into small chunks (2–10 seconds). When a viewer requests a stream: The player requests the master playlist (.m3u8). Based on the viewer’s bandwidth, the appropriate variant playlist is selected. Segments are requested sequentially, typically from [...]