A Novel Client/Server Protocol for Web-based Communication over UDP on a Bare Machine

Bare machines enable clients and servers to communicate without using an operating system or kernel. We describe the design and implementation of a novel UDP-based protocol for communication between a bare machine Web server and client using HTTP. The protocol is simple, easy to code, reliable and inherently secure. We include code snippets to illustrate unique features in our approach. Results from preliminary measurements are also given to demonstrate the potential performance improvement due to using UDP instead of TCP.