Browser Apparatus Unicast Multicast Hybrid Content Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional unicast communication technologies lead to increased network and server loads when many users access similar web content simultaneously, such as news or weather forecasts, potentially causing equipment overload and requiring costly peak load assumptions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a browser apparatus and server apparatus that utilize both unicast and multicast protocols to distribute web content, where the browser apparatus sends requests using unicast and receives content using multicast, and the server temporarily stores content for multicast distribution, adding error correction and header information to manage peak loads efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If unicast communication is used to distribute web content to multiple users simultaneously, then each user can receive content individually, but the network and server loads significantly increase during peak access times
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content distribution process into two phases: a unicast phase where the server sends content to individual users, and a multicast phase where users exchange content peer-to-peer. This segmentation reduces server load during peak times by transitioning from server-centric unicast to user-centric multicast after the initial content release.
Solution Approach 2:
The server performs preliminary unicast distribution to a subset of users (seeding) before enabling multicast. This preliminary action ensures content availability while preparing the system for load reduction through subsequent peer-to-peer sharing, avoiding the need to handle all user requests simultaneously.
2Reliability
If equipment is designed to assume peak loads in advance, then troubles during high traffic periods can be avoided, but the costs of providing such equipment increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts its operation mode based on real-time conditions: it operates in unicast mode when content needs to be released or updated, and switches to multicast mode during peak access periods. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to handle peak loads without requiring infrastructure designed for maximum theoretical capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
Users serve each other by sharing content through peer-to-peer multicast communication. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for the server to handle all user requests simultaneously, reducing the requirement for expensive peak-capacity equipment while maintaining system reliability.
3Quantity of substance
If multicast protocol is used to distribute web content, then network and server loads are reduced, but compatibility with conventional unicast-based web browsers and sites must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements multi-functionality by supporting both unicast and multicast protocols within the same architecture. The web browser application can operate in unicast mode for conventional web sites and in multicast mode for optimized content distribution, making the system adaptable to different communication scenarios while maintaining compatibility with existing infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
The present technology relates to a browser apparatus, a recording medium, a server apparatus, and an information processing method by which a load in viewing web content can be reduced.Provided is a browser apparatus that implements a web browser including a unicast communication function section that sends a request to a web site and receives web content from the web site using a unicast protocol, and a multicast communication function section that receives web content multicast-distributed using a multicast protocol. The browser apparatus includes a control unit that controls, in response to an external input, the unicast communication function section of the web browser to send a request to a web site and receive web content from the web site using the unicast protocol.