Part II. HTTP Architecture
The six chapters of Part II highlight the HTTP server, proxy, cache, gateway, and robot applications, which are the building blocks of web systems architecture:
Chapter 5 gives an overview of web server architectures.
Chapter 6 describes HTTP proxy servers, which are intermediary servers that connect HTTP clients and act as platforms for HTTP services and controls.
Chapter 7 delves into the science of web caches—devices that improve performance and reduce traffic by making local copies of popular documents.
Chapter 8 explains applications that allow HTTP to interoperate with software that speaks different protocols, including SSL encrypted protocols.
Chapter 9 wraps up our tour of HTTP architecture with web clients.
Chapter 10 covers future topics for HTTP—in particular, HTTP-NG.
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