25. Methods for Web Bandwidth and Response Time Improvement
by David C. Lee
ABSTRACT
To some people, the acronym WWW means the World-Wide Wait. This
is caused by a lack of bandwidth and poor response time. Bandwidth
and response time problems will most likely increase as more people
use the Internet. Thus, improving bandwidth and response time
for the primary Internet traffic source, the Web, is a major research
area. This chapter provides an overview of potential solutions
to the bandwidth and response time problems, including protocol
modifications (such as binary protocols, transaction-based protocols,
and document compression), document caching (caching hierarchies
and document pre-fetching), and new distribution mechanisms (multicast
and remote distribution sites).
CHAPTER CONTENT
- Introduction
- Improving HTTP
- Problems caused by HTTP 1.0
- Solutions and ideas in HTTP 1.1
- Solutions and ideas in HTTP-NG
- Other solutions and ideas
- Document caching strategies
- Caching schemes/hierarchy
- Metrics
- User caches
- Cache servers
- Server caching
- Pre-fetch caching
- Alternative distribution
- Multicast document delivery
- Remote distribution mechanisms
- Conclusion
References
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