HTTP-MPLEX: An enhanced hypertext transfer protocol and its performance evaluation

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 925-939

  Mattson, Robert L R ^a   Ghosh, Somnath ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HTTP; HTTP MPLEX; Slow start; TCP; WWW

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION LAYERS; ASYMMETRIC NETWORKS; BANDWIDTH NETWORKS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DIAL-UP; ENCODING SCHEMES; HEAD OF LINES; HEAD-OF-LINE BLOCKING; HEADER COMPRESSIONS; HIGH BANDWIDTHS; HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOLS; INTERNET CONNECTIONS; MULTIPLE RESPONSE; OBJECT RETRIEVALS; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PLUG-IN; RETRIEVAL TIME; SIMULATED NETWORKS; SLOW START; SPEED RESPONSE; TCP; WWW;

BANDWIDTH; BANDWIDTH COMPRESSION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS; INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MODEMS; MULTIPLEXING; PACKET NETWORKS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

HTTP;

EID: 67349139923     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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