Media CDN is Google Cloud's content delivery network optimized for streaming video and large file downloads, leveraging the same infrastructure that powers YouTube. It offers support for QUIC, TLS 1.3, and BBR to optimize last-mile delivery, reducing rebuffer times and improving throughput. The platform integrates with Google Cloud Armor for planet-scale DDoS protection and provides detailed metrics and playback tracing for performance diagnostics. Media CDN complements Cloud CDN by focusing on high-throughput media workloads, making it suitable for live and on-demand streaming.
