DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CACHE USER INITIATED PRE-FETCH REQUESTS

A method for generating cache user initiated pre-fetch requests, the method comprises initiating a sequence of user initiated pre-fetch requests; the method being characterized by: determining the timing of user initiated pre-fetch requests of the sequence of user initiated pre-fetch requests in response to: the timing of an occurrence of a last triggering event, a user initiated pre-fetch sequence delay period and a user initiated pre-fetch sequence rate.