Re: HTCP vs ICP

Joao Pagaime wrote:

> Is HTCP mature enough to replace ICP on a Squid only
> implementation? Does it have a much larger overhead than
> ICP? I was thinking on a sibling/proxy-only, very tight
> configuration: 3 squids hooked up on the same level 4 switch.
> In this case, should HTCP do better than ICP?

For Squid I think the difference would be quite minimal, except that
HTCP uses more network resources.

HTCP makes more sense once the proxy supports varying objects (the Vary
header).

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker