Does SPDY improve the Web 2.0 experience on satellite links?

Cardaci A, Caviglione L, Gotta A

Satellite  Web 2.0  SDPY  HTTP  PEP 

During the last years, the Web has grown in terms og complexity, while the evolution of the HTTP has not experienced the same trand. Even if HTTP 1.1 adds improvements like persistent connections and pipelining, they are not decisive, especially today. In parallel, satellites play a key role for accessing the Internet everywhere, yet suffering of his latencies and packet losses, which degrade the browsing experience. Consequently, the investigation of protocols removing the limitations of HTTP, alsso in challenging scenarios, is crucial both for the Industry and the Academia. In this perspective, this paper introduces SPDY, and showcases its performance evaluation over real and emulated satellite links.