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Application Layer Protocols - HTTP

Presented online — 9 June 2024

This presentation, the second in a series based on Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, explores the HTTP protocol. Topics include connection types, request and response formats, cookies, web caching, and the enhancements introduced with HTTP/2.

  • Overview of HTTP
  • Non-Persistent and Persistent Connections
  • HTTP Request Format
  • HTTP Response Format
  • Cookies
  • Web Caching
  • HTTP/2