In this and the next lecture, we will study common techniques to reduce Web latency. This lecture considers network-based techniques, i.e., techniques that primarily concern intermediary nodes such as middleboxes and  proxy servers, while the next lecture focusses on end-to-end techniques, i.e., techniques that primarily concern Web clients and servers.

Course lecture: Techniques to Reduce Web Latency – Part I

Related readings

The first article, “On Wide Area Network Optimization”, gives a good overview of the techniques that can be applied to reduce Web latency, and the second article, “Web caching and prefetching: What, why, and how?”, considers Web caching and prefetching in more detail.

Other recommended readings include: