Figure 9-2. Response time improvement from two to six simultaneous connections

Chapter 9 - Advanced Web Performance Optimization

Ryan Breen of Gomez found that moving from two to six simultaneous connections improved the load time of a sample page by more than 40% (see Figure 9-2).

testing the optimum number of simultaneous connections

Figure 9-2. Response time improvement from two to six simultaneous connections

Breen, R. December 18, 2006. "Circumventing browser connection limits for fun and profit."
Ajax Performance, http://www.ajaxperformance.com/?p=33 (accessed February 11, 2008). Figure 9-2 used with permission.