topological "closeness" (RE: Web o' Wonder)
Mike Trest
trest at atmnet.net
Mon May 13 19:48:19 UTC 1996
>On Mon, 13 May 1996, Mike Trest wrote:
>> I am implementing a CACHE simply to improve on-net customer satisfaction. I
>> expect the operational costs to be much less than the equivilent backbone or
>> transit costs. If it has a side effect of reducting meet point traffic, then
>> the entire net benefits.
>
>Doesn't this require reconfiguring the customer's browsers to point at a
>proxy?
Yes. Initial customer reaction is, at first, hesitant. However, when they
try it an see *DRAMTIC* improvements in response times. This is predicated
on the "closeness" of the cache relative to dragging the stuff over the
whole world.
Mike Trest, ATMNET Voice: 619 643-1805
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