Adaptive congestion control for unpredictable cellular networks
Y Zaki, T Pötsch, J Chen, L Subramanian… - Proceedings of the 2015 …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Legacy congestion controls including TCP and its variants are known to perform poorly over
cellular networks due to highly variable capacities over short time scales, self-inflicted …
cellular networks due to highly variable capacities over short time scales, self-inflicted …
An in-depth study of mobile browser performance
J Nejati, A Balasubramanian - … of the 25th International Conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Mobile page load times are an order of magnitude slower compared to non-mobile pages. It
is not clear what causes the poor performance: the slower network, the slower computational …
is not clear what causes the poor performance: the slower network, the slower computational …
Does quic make the web faster?
Increase in size and complexity of web pages has challenged the efficiency of HTTP. Recent
developments to speed up the web have resulted in two promising protocols, HTTP/2 (RFC …
developments to speed up the web have resulted in two promising protocols, HTTP/2 (RFC …
Internet performance from facebook's edge
B Schlinker, I Cunha, YC Chiu, S Sundaresan… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We examine the current state of user network performance and opportunities to improve it
from the vantage point of Facebook, a global content provider. Facebook serves over 2 …
from the vantage point of Facebook, a global content provider. Facebook serves over 2 …
Jscleaner: De-cluttering mobile webpages through javascript cleanup
A significant fraction of the World Wide Web suffers from the excessive usage of JavaScript
(JS). Based on an analysis of popular webpages, we observed that a considerable number …
(JS). Based on an analysis of popular webpages, we observed that a considerable number …
Deep diving into africa's inter-country latencies
The Internet in Africa is evolving rapidly, yet remains significantly behind other regions in
terms of performance and ubiquity of access. This clearly has negative consequences for the …
terms of performance and ubiquity of access. This clearly has negative consequences for the …
A view from the other side: Understanding mobile phone characteristics in the develo** world
Mobile devices are becoming increasingly dominant in the develo** world. However,
there is little insight into the characteristics of devices being used in such regions. Using a …
there is little insight into the characteristics of devices being used in such regions. Using a …
Measuring web latency and rendering performance: Method, tools, and longitudinal dataset
This paper presents Webget, a measurement tool that measures Web quality of service
(QoS) metrics, including the DNS lookup time, time to first byte (TTFB), and the download …
(QoS) metrics, including the DNS lookup time, time to first byte (TTFB), and the download …
Inside the walled garden: Deconstructing facebook's free basics program
Free Basics is a Facebook initiative to provide zero-rated web services in develo**
countries. The program has grown rapidly to 60+ countries in the past two years. But it has …
countries. The program has grown rapidly to 60+ countries in the past two years. But it has …
Mobile web browsing under memory pressure
Mobile devices have become the primary mode of Internet access. Yet, differences in mobile
hardware resources, such as device memory, coupled with the rising complexity of Web …
hardware resources, such as device memory, coupled with the rising complexity of Web …