Measuring Web Latency and Rendering Performance - Method, Tools & Longitudinal Dataset
This longitudinal dataset supports comprehensive research on web performance measurement methodology and tools published in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. The dataset spans 3.5 years (January 2014 - July 2017) and documents web quality of service (QoS) metrics including DNS lookup time, time to first byte (TTFB), and download time for popular websites and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
Description
This longitudinal dataset supports comprehensive research on web performance measurement methodology and tools published in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. The dataset spans 3.5 years (January 2014 - July 2017) and documents web quality of service (QoS) metrics including DNS lookup time, time to first byte (TTFB), and download time for popular websites and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
The research presents Webget, a measurement tool for evaluating web QoS metrics, and demonstrates through the longitudinal data that DNS lookup times for popular CDNs and Google’s download times improved over the measurement period. The 778.3 MB dataset provides researchers with extensive temporal data to analyze trends in web performance and rendering behavior.
This collaborative work between Aalto University, SamKnows Limited, and Technische Universität München was funded by the European Commission projects LEONE (317647) and METRICS (607728). The dataset and methodology enable reproducible research on web quality of experience measurements in various network conditions.
Access
Openly available for download from Zenodo
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)