Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Slice-Based Reliable Content Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current internet communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing network congestion and ensuring reliable data transfer due to unpredictable network behavior, leading to issues like packet loss, duplication, and out-of-order delivery, which affect the overall performance and reliability of data transmission.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that utilizes devices capable of functioning as both end-users and intermediate nodes, leveraging advanced protocols like TCP/IP and HTTP to enhance communication by optimizing packet routing, error detection, and retransmission mechanisms, thereby improving data integrity and delivery reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If TCP/IP protocols are used for reliable data delivery, then data integrity is improved, but network congestion and transmission delays worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing multiple communication paths and pre-positioning intermediate nodes before data transmission begins. This allows data to be routed through alternative paths proactively when congestion is detected, reducing retransmission delays and improving overall transmission efficiency while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
Intermediate nodes are introduced as mediators between end-user devices. These nodes perform functions such as packet buffering, routing optimization, and error correction, which reduce the burden on end-to-end TCP protocols and minimize transmission delays while maintaining data integrity through distributed intelligence
2Productivity
If intermediate nodes are added to improve routing efficiency, then network performance is improved, but system complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
Intermediate nodes are designed with multi-functionality, serving as routers, caches, and security checkpoints simultaneously. This universal design reduces the number of specialized components needed in the network architecture, simplifying the overall system while improving communication efficiency through consolidated functionality
Solution Approach 2:
Intermediate nodes are equipped with autonomous decision-making capabilities using machine learning algorithms. They automatically optimize routing paths, manage traffic flow, and perform error correction without requiring centralized control, which reduces the complexity of network management and configuration
3Reliability
If error detection and retransmission mechanisms are implemented, then data integrity is improved, but transmission time worsens
Solution Approach 1:
Error detection codes are embedded in data packets during the encoding phase before transmission. Intermediate nodes perform preliminary error checking and correction using these pre-encoded data, allowing many errors to be corrected without requiring retransmission, thus maintaining data integrity while reducing overall transmission time
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements selective feedback mechanisms where intermediate nodes immediately notify senders of critical errors requiring retransmission, while non-critical errors are corrected automatically at the intermediate node. This differentiated feedback approach minimizes retransmission events and reduces transmission duration while maintaining high data integrity
Data Source
AI summary
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices.