ISSUE-58

scalabilityOfURIAccess-58

Scalability of URI Access to Resources

State:

OPEN

Product:

Raised by:

Norman Walsh

Opened on:

2007-08-22

Description:

At the 13 Aug 2007 telcon, the TAG resolved[1] to create a new issue to track the problems associated with accessing popular URIs. This issue arose as a result of discussing Ted Guild's request for a "best practices"[2] document on caching.

Web architecture advocates identifying important resources with URIs, most often http: URIs. But when a resource is very popular and its use is associated with attempts to get a representation, use of http: URIs can lead *in practice* to a crippling volume of traffic on particular web servers. In principle, the web has mechanisms to cope with this problem, but it remains a real problem in practice nevertheless.

The TAG will consider attempt to determine what, if any, recommendations, guidelines, best practices, or technology changes would help alleviate the practical problems associated with the scalability of URI access.

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

[1] http://www.w3.org/2007/08/13-tagmem-minutes.html
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2007Jul/0200.html

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Related Actions Items:

• ACTION-14 on Norman Walsh to Announce the new issue - due 2007-08-20, closed
• ACTION-163 on Norman Walsh to Coordinate with Ted to build a sample catalog - due 2009-10-31, open

Related emails:

1. Setting TAG Priorities - Review of discussion and planning to date (from noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com on 2009-03-22)
2. Agenda for TAG Face-to-Face Meeting, 3-5 March 2009 (Redwood Shores, CA) (from noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com on 2009-02-25)
3. Approved minutes for TAG telcon of 2009-01-29 (from noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com on 2009-02-05)
4. Re: Draft minutes for TAG telcon of 2009-01-29 (from ht@inf.ed.ac.uk (Henry S. Thompson) on 2009-02-05)
5. Re: TAG Telcon Agenda for 29th Jan 2009: httpRedirections-57; selfDescribingWeb-51; errorHandling-20; scalabilityOfURIAccess-58; XMLVersioning-41; Issues Pending Review; Overdue Action Items. (from john.kemp@nokia.com on 2009-01-29)
6. Re: TAG Telcon Agenda for 29th Jan 2009: httpRedirections-57; selfDescribingWeb-51; errorHandling-20; scalabilityOfURIAccess-58; XMLVersioning-41; Issues Pending Review; Overdue Action Items. (from ashok.malhotra@oracle.com on 2009-01-27)
7. TAG Telcon Agenda for 29th Jan 2009: httpRedirections-57; selfDescribingWeb-51; errorHandling-20; scalabilityOfURIAccess-58; XMLVersioning-41; Issues Pending Review; Overdue Action Items. (from skw@hp.com on 2009-01-27)
8. 'Caching XML data at install time' posted to TAG Lines (from connolly@w3.org on 2008-09-05)
9. TAG Telcon Agenda: 19th June 2008: New Items? (Widgets URI Scheme); scalabilityOfURIAccess-38; XMLVersioning-41;tagSoupIntegration-54;Action Item Review (from skw@hp.com on 2008-06-18)
10. RE: Some questions about declarations, was: Re: AWWW Mechanism for Interpreting use of RDF Symbols was - Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from dbooth@hp.com on 2007-09-13)
11. Some questions about declarations, was: Re: AWWW Mechanism for Interpreting use of RDF Symbols was - Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from alanruttenberg@gmail.com on 2007-09-12)
12. RE: AWWW Mechanism for Interpreting use of RDF Symbols was - Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from dbooth@hp.com on 2007-09-11)
13. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from phayes@ihmc.us on 2007-09-07)
14. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-09-07)
15. AWWW Mechanism for Interpreting use of RDF Symbols was - Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-09-07)
16. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from wangxiao@musc.edu on 2007-09-07)
17. RE: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from skw@hp.com on 2007-09-07)
18. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-09-06)
19. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from ndw@nwalsh.com on 2007-09-06)
20. Draft Minutes for TAG call on 30th Aug 2007 (from skw@hp.com on 2007-09-04)
21. TAG Telcon Agenda for Thursday 30th August 2007 (from skw@hp.com on 2007-08-29)
22. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-08-28)
23. RE: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from skw@hp.com on 2007-08-28)
24. URI declarations [Was RE: Scalability of URI Access to Resources] (from dbooth@hp.com on 2007-08-28)
25. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-08-27)
26. RE: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from phayes@ihmc.us on 2007-08-27)
27. RE: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from dbooth@hp.com on 2007-08-25)
28. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-08-24)
29. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from cowan@ccil.org on 2007-08-23)
30. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from ndw@nwalsh.com on 2007-08-23)
31. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from ndw@nwalsh.com on 2007-08-23)
32. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from phayes@ihmc.us on 2007-08-22)
33. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from chimezie@gmail.com on 2007-08-22)
34. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com on 2007-08-22)
35. RE: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from dorchard@bea.com on 2007-08-22)
36. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from ndw@nwalsh.com on 2007-08-22)
37. Re: ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from phayes@ihmc.us on 2007-08-22)
38. ISSUE-58: Scalability of URI Access to Resources (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2007-08-22)

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