Abstract
Native Web communication protocols are the pivotal components of Web services, applications and systems. In particular, HTTP is a de facto protocol standard used in almost all Web services and systems. Consequently, it is one of the crucial protocols responsible for the performance of Web services and systems. HTTP/1.1 has been successfully deployed in Web services and systems for the last two decades. However, one of the most significant issues with HTTP/1.1 is the Round Trip Time and Web latency. To resolve this issue, two successor protocols SPDY and HTTP/2 have been developed recently, with some studies suggesting that SPDY improved the performance of Web services and systems, whilst some did not find significant improvements in the performance. HTTP/2 is a relatively new protocol and has yet to be tested with any rigour. Therefore, it is important to investigate the effects of these two enhanced protocols SPDY and HTTP/2 on the performance of Web services and systems. This paper conducts a number of practical investigations to evaluate the performance of Web services and systems with and without the support of SPDY and HTTP/2 protocols at the client and server. This study investigates the impact of SPDY and HTTP/2 on the overall performance of Web services and systems from the end-user's perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 219-225 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5090-4314-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5090-4315-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 13 Mar 2017 |
| Event | 2016 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT) - Nadi, Fiji Duration: 8 Dec 2016 → 10 Dec 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 2016 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT) |
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| Country/Territory | Fiji |
| City | Nadi |
| Period | 8/12/16 → 10/12/16 |
Bibliographical note
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- Web Protocols
- Web Services
- Web Applications,
- Web Systems
- Web Latency
- Round Trip Time
- HTTP
- SPDY
- HTTP/2
- HTTP/1.1
- SOAP
- REST