Summary

Recommendation ITU-T H.644.3 specifies the common functional architecture for multimedia content delivery networks. The functions and functional blocks within this common functional architecture and the related reference points are specified in this Recommendation for matching the requirements of various kinds of content ingestion, content distribution and content delivery within different networks and platforms. In addition, this Recommendation also provides some examples of the related service features, workflows, an implementation guide, and the security aspects in appendices.

This Recommendation is intended to provide the references for multimedia content delivery network (MCDN) providers to help them to build the common infrastructures of a multimedia content delivery network. This Recommendation is of benefit for multimedia content providers who wish to dispatch their content to different types of end-users by taking advantage of a common MCDN capability.