Re: Oracle's Internet File System

From: Tony Finch (dot@dotat.at)
Date: Tue Jan 02 2001 - 14:28:39 PST

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Jim Whitehead <ejw@cse.ucsc.edu> wrote:
>
>HTTP/DAV requires fewer round trips than CIFS to read a file; compare
>a single GET (1 round trip) to the three round trips in this figure
>(http://www.microsoft.com/mind/1196/cifstextfigs.htm#figure1 -- the
>second through sixth messages can be batched together using the AndX
>feature).

But HTTP connection setup takes another round trip. Fortunately the
cost can be amortized, but only if you keep the connection busy.

Tony.

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