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MetaPush: Cellular-Friendly Server Push For HTTP/2

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MetaPush is a novel server push framework aiming at reducing web page load time. The key idea is to strategically leverage Server Push, a built-in feature in HTTP/2, to preemptively push web pages' metadata, which can later be leveraged by the client to early-fetch critical resources. We demonstrate MetaPush is particularly suitable for cellular networks, providing negligible bandwidth overhead (around 0.4%), improved page load time (up to 45%), and reduced radio energy utilization (up to 37%) over HSPA+ networks.

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    AllThingsCellular '15: Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on All Things Cellular: Operations, Applications and Challenges
    August 2015
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    DOI:10.1145/2785971
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    1. http/2
    2. mobile web browsing
    3. server hint
    4. server push

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