Performance Analysis of the HTTP Protocol on Geostationary Satellite Links

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Table of Contents

Performance Analysis of the HTTP Protocol on Geostationary Satellite Links

Overview

Why HTTP

Network Reference Points

Reference Points cont…

The HTTP 1.0 Mechanism

The HTTP 1.1 Mechanism

The Experimental Setup

TCP Configuration

HTTP Configuration

Web Pages

Comparing HTTP 1.0 and 1.1

Data Flow Comparison

The Larger TCP Initial Window

What settings are important?

Modeling Slowstart

Are there unknown effects?

Maybe a few …

Implication for the Service Provider

Conclusions and Future Work

Author: Hans Kruse

Email: hkruse1@ohiou.edu

Home Page: http://www.csm.ohiou.edu/kruse