Fifth International World Wide Web Conference
Proxies and Network Computing
The distillation proxy architecture spans the WWW,
mobile computing, and network computing.
- Can scale to "ISP levels" to serve large groups of clients
- Complexity is pushed from client to proxy
- Client hardware/software can be simple (e.g. Joel Bartlett, Experience
With aWireless WWW Client)
- Automatic adaptation across existing infrastructure (wired PSTN, GSM,
etc.)
- Hides WWW "software anarchy" from client
- Increased user control over content received
- Control costs on metered services
- Eliminate annoying background images
- Enables some clients at least partial access to services they would
otherwise be denied
- Give away the razor, charge for the blades.
Reducing WWW Latency and Bandwidth Requirements by Real-Time Distillation
(A.Fox,E.A.Brewer)