A method and system for adaptively prefetching objects from a network has
been disclosed. The invention includes adaptively tuning a prefetch
engine to prefetch a plurality of objects from within the network.
Because the prefetch engine is adaptively tuned, the prefetch process is
optimized, thereby reducing the number of idle cycles that would
otherwise be required to retrieve objects from the network. The method
and system includes monitoring at least one proxy server within the
network, the at least one proxy server comprising a prefetch engine and
adaptively tuning the prefetch engine to prefetch a plurality of objects
from within the network.