# Blockcast Network

## Blockcast Docs

- [Welcome to Blockcast Network](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/readme.md)
- [What’s the issue with streaming capacity today?](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/whats-the-issue-with-streaming-capacity-today.md): Congestion in the ISP CORE NETWORK is the short answer.
- [Why can't we bring up more CDN servers?](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/why-cant-we-bring-up-more-cdn-servers.md)
- [Why don't we broadcast if its more efficient?](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/why-dont-we-broadcast-if-its-more-efficient.md)
- [Why do CDNs make a lot of sense to be decentralized?](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/why-do-cdns-make-a-lot-of-sense-to-be-decentralized.md)
- [About Blockcast (old)](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/about.md)
- [The Internet Capacity Crunch](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/intro/problem.md)
- [What is Blockcast?](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/what-is-blockcast.md)
- [Overall architecture](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/publish-your-docs.md)
- [Downstream CDN](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/publish-your-docs/downstream-cdn.md)
- [Capacity Marketplace](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/publish-your-docs/capacity-marketplace.md)
- [DePIN Network](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/publish-your-docs/depin-network.md)
- [Mission And Values](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/mission-and-values.md)
- [The Blockcast CDN](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/the-blockcast-cdn.md)
- [How Blockcast Works](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/how-blockcast-works.md)
- [Building Blocks](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane.md)
- [dCDN Controller](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/dcdn-controller.md)
- [CDN Interconnect](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/cdn-interconnect.md)
- [Challenge Coordination](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/challenge-coordination.md)
- [Service Contracts](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/service-contracts.md)
- [TreeDN: Multicast Content Delivery](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/treedn-multicast.md)
- [AMT Relays & Multicast Backbone](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/treedn-multicast/amt-relays.md)
- [MAHP: Multicast Adaptive HTTP Proxy](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/treedn-multicast/mahp.md)
- [MoQ & MMT: Streaming Delivery Paths](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/treedn-multicast/moq.md)
- [Traffic Router](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/control-plane/traffic-router.md)
- [Ecosystem Roles](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/overview/ecosystem-roles.md)
- [Consensus Layer](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/building-blocks/consensus-layer.md)
- [How Do I Participate in The Network](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network.md)
- [BEACON](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/beacon.md): Blockcast BEACON Node: Guardians of the network
- [Start Running your BEACON Today](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/beacon/start-running-your-beacon-today.md): Choose your preferred deployment method and start running a Blockcast BEACON node today.
- [BEACON Common Questions](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/beacon/beacon-common-questions.md): If the following FAQ does not answer your question, feel free to open a ticket on our discord channel or email support@blockcast.network.
- [RELAY](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/relay.md): Blockcast RELAY Node: Your Neighborhood's Content Hub
- [Juniper MX AMT Hardware Offload](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/relay/relay-amt.md): Offload AMT multicast relay processing to Juniper MX hardware
- [CAST](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-do-i-participate-in-the-network/cast.md): Blockcast CAST Node
- [Hardware Requirement](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/hardware-requirement.md)
- [How to Participate & Get Started](https://docs.blockcast.network/main/getting-started/how-to-participate-and-get-started.md)


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