Re: Cache Replacement Algorithm

Eran Balter wrote:

> 1. Is there any availabale code for implementation of hybrid
> replacement policy?

hybrid in what way?

> 2. Is there any simulation project regarding cache replacement
> algorithms that has been published through the net, including source
> code?

LRU, LFUDA, GDSF, and a couple of others are available as both
simulations and source. Others are only available as simulations.

See the annual "Web cache and content distribution workshop" paper
submissions.

> 3. (How) is it possible to unable the ICP protocol which spreads a
> page request calls through the siblings of a proxy server? i.e.:
> requesting the page only from the parent proxy.

Use the no-query cache_peer option.

> 4. (How) is it possible to directly request a page from the server
> without asking for it from the parent proxy?

always_direct option.

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Henrik Nordstrom
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