WWW: Beyond the Basics

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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