Level 3^® Caching and Download service empowers you with a fast, flexible and cost-effective solution for digital content delivery. It allows you to leverage an industry-leading, international IP network, thousands of edge servers optimized to deliver large files and patented Footprint^® technology without the stress of investing your own funds in costly infrastructure. Even during peak-demand hours, you can give your end users across the globe a Web experience they desire with Level 3 Caching and Download service.

Caching and Download Service Details

• We support common standards-based models for delivering content, including Object Delivery, Total Site Delivery and Secure Delivery, so you are not required to re-engineer your environment to fit the solution.

• Select from Standard Caching, which is ideal for a set of popular assets hosted on your own infrastructure; Origin Offload, which allows you to upload a well-defined set of popular content onto Level 3^SM Origin Storage servers; or Level 3^SM Content Delivery for Extended Libraries (CDXL) service, which is designed for storing and intelligently managing requests for long-tail assets with dynamic popularity profiles.

• Our Online Management Portal provides historical usage reporting with automated usage-log downloads and real-time usage monitoring so users can understand the traffic patterns of their important content and the characteristics of those requesting it.

Caching and Download Service Benefits

• Extending your network with Caching and Download service means you can deliver digital content during peak loads and flash events without investing in a costly Web-hosting infrastructure.

• Your end users  can experience reliable and fast-loading access to all of your digital content regardless of file size, media type or their location. Our industry-leading IP backbone is designed to withstand global reach and connectivity while boosting your network’s performance for an optimized user experience.

• Customizable delivery features like rate-limiting, token-based authentication and geo targeting give you content-delivery options that best suit your business model and can help boost cost efficiency.

Read more about why you should partner with Level 3 Communications for your Content and Delivery needs.

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