To Develop a Network I/O in Web
Servers:
Handling High Network Traffic
Principles of Operating Systems
Project
Name: [Your Name]
Reg No: [Your Reg No]
Objective & Scope
• Objective:
• • To design an efficient network I/O model for
web servers.
• • To handle high network traffic without
performance loss.
• Scope:
• • Focuses on non-blocking & asynchronous
I/O.
Problem Statement
• • Traditional blocking I/O servers handle only
a limited number of clients.
• • High traffic causes delays, crashes, and
request drops.
• • Need an efficient I/O mechanism to support
thousands of simultaneous connections.
Plan of Execution
• • Study existing I/O models (blocking, non-
blocking, event-driven).
• • Implement server using asynchronous I/O
(select, poll, epoll).
• • Handle multiple connections concurrently.
• • Optimize response handling and minimize
CPU overhead.
• • Test with simulated high traffic loads.
Module 1: Connection Handling
• • Accepts multiple client requests
simultaneously.
• • Uses non-blocking sockets to avoid waiting.
• • Event-driven system call (epoll) manages
connections efficiently.
Module 2: Request Processing
• • Reads client requests (HTTP GET / POST).
• • Uses asynchronous read operations.
• • Prevents blocking while waiting for input.
Module 3: Response Handling &
Performance
• • Prepares and sends server response.
• • Uses event-driven write operations.
• • Maintains performance even during high
traffic load.
Output (Sample)
• Server running... Listening on port 8080
• New connection accepted
• Received: GET / HTTP/1.1
• Response: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Conclusion
• • Implemented efficient network I/O handling
for web servers.
• • Achieved better scalability and lower latency
than blocking I/O.
• • Server can handle high concurrent traffic
smoothly.
• • Suitable for real-world applications like
streaming, e-commerce, and social media.
References
• • Z. Li, M. Chen, and Y. Wang, “Scalable Web
Server Design Using Event-Driven
Asynchronous I/O,” IEEE TPDS, vol. 27, no. 6,
pp. 1698-1710, June 2016.
• • Operating System Concepts – Silberschatz,
Galvin, and Gagne.
• • Research articles on asynchronous I/O and
web server design.
