25. Methods for Web Bandwidth and Response Time Improvement
25.4. Conclusion
Many methods exist to improve Web performance. These include
protocol modifications, caching mechanisms, and innovative distribution
methods. To date, most work has been in the areas of protocol
modifications and document caching as they have the highest promise
to reduce bandwidth consumption. Each method is not necessarily
independent of the other. Protocol changes can significantly
help improve the performance of the cache, and caching may help
improvement the performance of alternative distribution mechanisms.
On the other hand, since the composition of the Web is rapidly
changing, assumptions made to improve performance today may not
work in the future.
The quest for improved Internet performance is unlikely to vanish
anytime soon. Usage is still increasing and new competing Internet
services will result in a continual search for inexpensive and
more efficient ways to provide network services.
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