Hi ,
In the image titled Detailed design of Uber, there is a connection between CDN to the system. What information is CDN providing to the system. Is it the maps data which is mostly static that is being provided by the CDN?
here is the link for the page on which the diagram I am referring.
(Detailed Design of Uber)
Thanks,
Prabhakara
Course: Grokking Modern System Design Interview for Engineers & Managers - Learn Interactively
Lesson: Detailed Design of Uber
Hi Prabhakara
In the detailed design of Uber, the connection between the Content Delivery Network (CDN) and the system suggests the CDN’s role in providing static content efficiently. While specific details may vary, CDNs commonly deliver static assets such as images, stylesheets, and potentially maps data to enhance the system’s performance. Maps data, being largely static compared to real-time dynamic information, is a plausible candidate for CDN delivery.
This arrangement optimizes the delivery of non-dynamic content by distributing it across geographically distributed CDN servers, reducing latency and enhancing the overall user experience. Therefore, the connection between the CDN and the system is likely focused on delivering static content, including potentially static maps data.
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