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If the data in the CDN is being downloaded by multiple users in each location then there would be that many local peers with it in a distributed network. If the peers give preference to e.g. lowest ping then they're equally efficient. If the data is unpopular then the CDN is less efficient because it transfers a copy to each node even if nobody ever wants it.



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