Method and system for adapter prefetching

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including code for prefetching a web page, the code operable when executed to:

• retrieve a first web page for a cache server in response to a request for the first web page;
• assign a transaction weight to each of one or more second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page, the transaction weight indicating a relative importance of a particular web page by a source of the particular web page compared to other web pages at the source;
• determine whether to prefetch the one or more second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page, wherein a second web page is prefetched when its transaction weight exceeds a prefetch threshold;
• prefetch, prior to a request, those second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page whose transaction weight exceeds the prefetch threshold.

A system for prefetching a web page, comprising:

• means for retrieving a first web page for a cache server in response to a request for the first web page;
• means for assigning a transaction weight to each of one or more second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page, the transaction weight indicating a relative importance of a particular web page by a source of the particular web page compared to other web pages at the source;
• means for determining whether to prefetch the one or more second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page, wherein a second web page is prefetched when its transaction weight exceeds a prefetch threshold;
• means for prefetching, prior to a request, those second web pages linked to the retrieved first web page whose transaction weight exceeds the prefetch threshold.