Broadsign Edge Server

 
The BroadSign Edge Server software is used to reduce the consumption of Internet bandwidth by BroadSign Players in large digital signage networks.

Why the Edge Server?
 
BroadSign Edge Servers improve the overall cost-efficiency of the BroadSign Suite by reducing the amount of data exchange with the main server that occurs through the Internet or over satellite multicast.

BroadSign Edge Servers are typically used when a private network houses multiple BroadSign Players that playback a high percentage of identical content. When an Edge Server is installed, all BroadSign Players request content directly from the BroadSign Edge Server, thus avoiding the more costly connection to the main server (BroadSign Server). When the BroadSign Edge Server does not have the requested content available the BroadSign Players can be re-directed to the BroadSign Server. Content can be delivered through the Internet or via satellite multicast, depending on the network’s configuration.

Future requests for the same content by other BroadSign Players will be fulfilled through the private network by the BroadSign Edge Server.

To bring down the initial cost of deployment, it is also possible to install the BroadSign Edge Server on a playback device that already runs the BroadSign Player software. Doing so reduces the amount of hardware units in the network.

Standard digital signage network

Typical example of a network using a BroadSign Edge Server