Intermediate Network Device Optimizing Archive File Compression
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for compressing and transmitting archive files in communications networks are inefficient, leading to suboptimal storage and bandwidth usage due to non-optimized file formats, which can result in increased transfer times and storage space consumption.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for identifying and modifying archive files, such as ZIP containers, by removing redundant fields and re-compressing data to achieve the most efficient compression while maintaining data fidelity, using an intermediate network device to intercept and optimize messages before transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If compression techniques are applied to archive files, then storage space and bandwidth are reduced, but file format optimization is insufficient leading to suboptimal compression ratios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by intercepting archive files during transmission and re-compressing them before final delivery. The intermediate network device performs optimization in advance, analyzing the archive structure, removing redundant data, and applying better compression algorithms before the file reaches its destination, thereby achieving superior compression ratios without requiring changes to end-user devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by modifying compression parameters and algorithms dynamically. The system analyzes the archive file content and adjusts compression settings, data structure organization, and redundancy removal strategies to optimize compression ratios for different file types and transmission conditions, transforming suboptimal compression into efficient compression through parameter optimization.
2Reliability
If archive files are transmitted without optimization, then data fidelity is maintained, but transfer times are increased due to larger file sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by removing redundant and unnecessary data from archive files during the optimization process. The intermediate network device identifies and extracts duplicate files, unnecessary metadata, and non-essential information from the archive, reducing the overall file size while preserving the integrity and fidelity of the essential data that requires transmission.
3Productivity
If intermediate network devices modify messages, then file optimization is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the intermediate network device to perform multiple functions within a single system. The device not only optimizes archive files but also handles general message routing, protocol conversion, and network management tasks. This multi-functionality amortizes the complexity across diverse operations and leverages existing network infrastructure capabilities to minimize the burden of added functionality.
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AI summary
There is described a system for modifying messages having an archive format in a communications network, the communications network comprising a first network device, a second network device and a third network device. The system comprises receiving, at the first network device, a message, the message sent from the second network device for receipt by the third network device; selectively modifying, at the first network device, content of the received message that is in an archive format, based on a determination that the content can be optimized, sending the received message with the optimized content to the third network device.