A Basic Content Delivery Network (CDN) Simulator at Brighton and Hove city

Geographic Distribution:Simulates the distribution of servers across different geographical locations to mimic the global presence of a CDN.

Latency Simulation:Models network latency to simulate the delays that might occur when delivering content from different server locations to end-users.

Server Load and Balancing:Simulates server load and the balancing of requests among different CDN nodes to demonstrate load distribution and optimization.

Cache Management:Mimics cache management strategies, such as cache eviction policies and time-to-live (TTL) settings, to simulate how content is stored and refreshed within the CDN.

Content Retrieval and Delivery:Simulates the process of retrieving content from origin servers, caching it at CDN nodes, and delivering it to end-users.

Request Routing:Demonstrates how a CDN routes user requests to the optimal server based on factors like proximity, server load, and other routing algorithms.

Dynamic Content Handling:Models the handling of dynamic content and demonstrates how CDNs optimize the delivery of both static and dynamic content.

Performance Metrics:Provides metrics and analytics on the simulated CDN's performance, such as response times, latency, and throughput.

Failure and Redundancy Simulation:Simulates server failures or network issues to showcase how CDNs maintain redundancy and failover mechanisms to ensure continuous content delivery.

Security Features:Includes basic security features, such as SSL/TLS support, to demonstrate secure content delivery.

Scalability Testing:Allows for scalability testing to simulate how the CDN handles increased loads and traffic.

Configuration Options:Provides configurable options for adjusting parameters like cache size, CDN node locations, and routing policies.

Visualization Tools:Offers visualization tools to help users understand the flow of content within the simulated CDN, making it easier to analyze and optimize.

Simulation of CDN Algorithms:Models various CDN algorithms, such as content-based routing, anycast, or load-based routing, to demonstrate different optimization strategies.

Integration with CDN Management Tools:Integrates with or provides a simple interface similar to CDN management tools to configure and monitor the simulated CDN.

Geographic Distribution Simulation:Simulate the distribution of servers across different geographic locations to replicate the global presence of a CDN.