Cost effective analysis of web based transmission

This paper examines the techniques for passing information from one web site to another, the methodologies that have been developed and the advances in technology that has occurred in relation to these techniques. This paper then utilises one of these technologies to develop an environment where the major techniques (Polling and Push) can be tested. This paper´s research finds that Polling uses substantially more resources than Push, particularly in regard to server usage. In situations where this is an issue the use of Push can reduce server cost by at least a factor of 5 and possibly more in a real world application. The reduction in network cost is more difficult to determine using the tools in this paper but here the indications are that the reduction in cost may be by a factor of 3. Finally this paper presents the view that the techniques are complementary and both should be used within most real world application.