If you use Adaptive Media Delivery (AMD) or Download Delivery, use Media Delivery Type to set up an edge hostname that’s optimized to deliver content for your specific use case.

When setting up an edge hostname, Akamai uses specific edge maps based on multiple factors:

• Delivery network. The geographic location of your content and requesting clients.

• Product. For example, Adaptive Media Delivery.

• IP version. IPv4 only, or dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6).

Akamai selects the edge map that best delivers your content based on how you apply these settings. If you use AMD or Download Delivery, you can select a specific media delivery type to additionally aid in delivering that content.

What you can do with AMD

You can optimize delivery of live, video on demand, or event-based content, as well as set up delivery of multiple formats from a single property configuration. Rather than needing to create separate configurations for each format with separate edge hostnames, Akamai automatically optimizes media when delivered over secure connections.

The following use cases are supported:

• VOD: Video on-demand content like pre-recorded media, movies, tv shows, or other evergreen content.
• LIVE: Live, streaming event content like news, sports, or live broadcasts.
• EVENT: Scheduled, online event content like product launches, webinars, or conferences.

For complete details, see Mapping Solution - Media Delivery Type in the Adaptive Media Delivery documentation.

What you can do with Download Delivery

You can configure an edge hostname to use an optimal edge map to deliver large file content with foreground downloads or standard (background) downloads. Requests to this edge hostname use this optimal map to expedite delivery for the specified download type.

For complete details, see Mapping Solution - Media Delivery Type in the Download Delivery documentation.

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Do you also have the Edge IP Binding (EIPB) feature on your contract? If so, you cannot apply both mapping solutions in the same edge hostname.