Suppose a very large website wants a mechanism by which clients access whichever of multiple HTTP servers

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Suppose a very large website wants a mechanism by which clients access whichever of multiple HTTP servers is “closest” by some suitable measure.

(a) Discuss developing a mechanism within HTTP for doing this.

(b) Discuss developing a mechanism within DNS for doing this.

Compare the two. Can either approach be made to work without upgrading the browser?

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Computer Networks A Systems Approach

ISBN: 9780128182000

6th Edition

Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

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