Performance limiting factors in http (Web) server operations

Authors:
F. Prefect;L. Doan;S. Gold;Th. Wicki;W. Wilcke
Affiliations:
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Venue:
COMPCON '96 Proceedings of the 41st IEEE International Computer Conference
Year:
1996

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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.