i want to compare the connection traffic between the following methods
on a LAN or VPN.
i need to write a sample application for each of them but before that
i wanted to know ur ideas. have u ever had this experience or done
such comparison or if u know any study resources for them....

web browser with http server
swing with a soap server
.net win app with soap server
swing with socket server(custom xml as data)
swing with socket server(binary object)
swing with RMI