Using bundles for Web content delivery

Computer Networks

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 797-817

  Wills, Craig E ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Content delivery; Persistent connections; Web performance

Indexed keywords

HTTP; ROUTERS; SERVERS;

CONTENT DELIVERY;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0038487196     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1286(03)00221-4     Document Type: Article

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