Meeting Notes for 11/14/2005

  • Server, multiple clients
    • each client makes multiple clients
    • HTTP request. Sends with special tag indicating"Supports:Overhaul"
    • disjoint set of unique requests
  • Overhaul mode
    • return special response
    • "do not bother me with moe requests"
    • could be top k web objects... especially if always overhauling
    • flash crowd usually after same web objects
    • if fails to find after 30 seconds in crowd, hit up server
    • return list of other clients to get additional requests from
    • ex: C1, C2, C3... C1 will get C2, C3... subsequent requests to C2,C3
    • Statistically, popularity of pages follows Zipf distribution
    • Server Sends back one full chunk plus the MD5 hash of the other chunks. Also sends list of clients + speed.
  • Longevity of client in network is 2-5 minutes
  • How is Overhaul triggered? Paper on this topic
  • Conclusion: Hardest part: digging into firefox...

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