Why Web Caching?

Assume: cache is “close” to client (e.g., in same network)

• smaller response time: cache “closer” to client

• decrease traffic to distant servers

  • link out of institutional/local ISP network often bottleneck

origin

servers

public

Internet

institutional

network

10 Mbps LAN

1.5 Mbps

access link

institutional

cache

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