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Sixth International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '97)
Performance testing of communication protocols for three-tier computing: results for ICA and X window protocols
Las Vegas, NV
September 22-September 25
ISBN: 0-8186-8186-1
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D.C. Roberts, D.A. Grossman, O. Frieder, R. Bernstein, E. Bisfiop, "Performance testing of communication protocols for three-tier computing: results for ICA and X window protocols," Computer Communications and Networks, International Conference on, pp. 450, Sixth International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '97), 1997.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/ICCCN.1997.623350,
author = {D.C. Roberts and D.A. Grossman and O. Frieder and R. Bernstein and E. Bisfiop},
title = {Performance testing of communication protocols for three-tier computing: results for ICA and X window protocols},
journal ={Computer Communications and Networks, International Conference on},
volume = {0},
year = {1997},
issn = {1095-2055},
pages = {450},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICCCN.1997.623350},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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KW - data compression; performance testing; communication protocols; three-tier computing; ICA protocols; X window protocols; Windows NT operating system; data server; stored databases; Tier 1; application server; Tier 2; client program; desktop machines; user interface; Tier 3; intelligence computer architecture; data compression; multi-user environment; Microsoft Office 97; Lotus Notes applications; network bandwidth; network traffic
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D.C. Roberts, Office of Inf. Technol., Washington, DC, USA
D.A. Grossman, Office of Inf. Technol., Washington, DC, USA
O. Frieder, Office of Inf. Technol., Washington, DC, USA
R. Bernstein, Office of Inf. Technol., Washington, DC, USA
E. Bisfiop, Office of Inf. Technol., Washington, DC, USA
We present the results of performance tests to compare two protocols for three-tier computing using the Windows NT operating system. Three-tier computing features a data server for stored databases (Tier 1), an application server that runs applications (Tier 2), and a simple client program that runs on desktop machines that presents the user interface (Tier 3). Three protocols are available to communicate between Tier 2 and 3: intelligence computer architecture (ICA) with and without data compression, and X Window. We measured the performance of the three protocols in a multi-user environment in which we simulated the workload imposed by typical users. We found that, for Microsoft Office 97 and Lotus Notes applications, the X Window protocol uses approximately twice the network bandwidth of ICA, without compression. We also found that compressed ICA generates roughly one third less network traffic than uncompressed ICA at a cost of 20% of additional processor utilization.
Index Terms:
data compression; performance testing; communication protocols; three-tier computing; ICA protocols; X window protocols; Windows NT operating system; data server; stored databases; Tier 1; application server; Tier 2; client program; desktop machines; user interface; Tier 3; intelligence computer architecture; data compression; multi-user environment; Microsoft Office 97; Lotus Notes applications; network bandwidth; network traffic
Citation:
D.C. Roberts, D.A. Grossman, O. Frieder, R. Bernstein, E. Bisfiop, "Performance testing of communication protocols for three-tier computing: results for ICA and X window protocols," icccn, pp.450, Sixth International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '97), 1997
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