SPDY vs HTTP/1.1: An Empirical Evaluation of Network Protocol Performance

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Authors

Stephen Matthew Chambers, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Department

Computer Science

Abstract

As the Internet evolves, the reduction of page load time has an increased importance. Additionally, the application layer is an ideal place to change as it avoids altering existing implementations. HTTP was designed not realizing what the Internet would look like at the present, and is thus outdated. Google has developed a protocol as a replacement for HTTP called SPDY. The major improvements are header compression to avoid network congestion, multiplexing to maximize throughput, and allowing the server to suggest or even push unsolicited data. My research aims to measure throughput of the two protocols by varying both the latency and packet loss of a network.

Date of Publication or Presentation

2014

Project Type

Undergraduate Research Project

College or School

PAUL

First Advisor

Radim Bartos

Recommended Citation

Chambers, Stephen Matthew, "SPDY vs HTTP/1.1: An Empirical Evaluation of Network Protocol Performance" (2014). Student Research Projects. 5.
https://scholars.unh.edu/student_research/5