Title :
Performance limiting factors in http (Web) server operations
Author :
Prefect, F. ; Doan, L. ; Gold, S. ; Wicki, Th. ; Wilcke, W.
Author_Institution :
HAL Comput. Syst. Inc., Campbell, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper examines the limits of performance for a typical http server. Bottlenecks considered include the CPU, the network bandwidth, and the process table. Measurements reveal a performance envelope, with CPU and network bandwidth bottlenecks forming the boundaries.
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; file servers; performance evaluation; transport protocols; CPU; Web server operations; http server operations; network bandwidth; performance envelope; performance limiting factors; process table; Atomic measurements; Bandwidth; File servers; Hardware; Internet; Network servers; Protocols; TCPIP; Telecommunication traffic; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon '96. 'Technologies for the Information Superhighway' Digest of Papers
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7414-8
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1996.501781
