(unknown charset) Re: HTTP1.1 Proxy, clients multiple persistent connections from (unknown charset) Alex Rousskov on 2004-03-02 (ietf-http-wg@w3.org from January to March 2004)

From: (unknown charset) Alex Rousskov <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:17:22 -0700 (MST)
To: (unknown charset) PÅ™emysl KouÅ™il <Premysl.Kouril@seznam.cz>
Cc: (unknown charset) ietf-http-wg@w3.org
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0403021608430.73637@measurement-factory.com>

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, [iso-8859-2] Pøemysl Kouøil wrote:

> why client makes new connections to proxy when another persistent
> connection between same client and same proxy exists.

HTTP clients are not obligated to limit the number of concurrent
persistent connections.  For example, a client may use 1000 concurrent
persistent connections without violating any HTTP MUST.

Many clients open more than one connection to decrease real or
perceived response (download) time in case a large object or another
delay slows down responses on one connection.

HTH,

Alex.

Received on Tuesday, 2 March 2004 18:22:21 UTC