Web Traffic Modeling and Web Server Performance Analysis

        The control and optimization of various performance measures in high-volume Web sites requires a fundamental understanding of the user request patterns and the performance impact of such traffic patterns. We present here a study of these key issues within the context of the official IBM
        Web site for the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games

By: Mark S. Squillante, Li Zhang, David D. Yao

Published in: RC21562 in 1999

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