Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Slice-Based Web Content Fetching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current internet communication systems face inefficiencies due to network congestion, traffic load balancing, and unpredictable network behavior, leading to issues like packet loss, duplication, and out-of-order delivery, which existing protocols struggle to address effectively.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of intermediate nodes that can function both as end-users and intermediate nodes, utilizing advanced protocols like TCP/IP and HTTP to enhance communication by optimizing packet routing, error correction, and connection management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If intermediate nodes are used to improve communication efficiency, then network congestion is reduced and data integrity is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by enabling end-user devices to simultaneously function as both end-users and intermediate nodes. This allows devices to perform multiple roles: consuming data as end-users while also relaying and processing data packets as intermediate nodes, thereby improving network efficiency without requiring separate dedicated infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate nodes as mediators between end-user devices and the core network infrastructure. These nodes handle packet routing, error correction, and congestion management, effectively mediating communication to improve overall network performance while distributing the complexity across multiple devices rather than concentrating it in centralized infrastructure
2Reliability
If advanced protocols are implemented for error correction and routing, then data integrity is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-establishing routing paths and error correction mechanisms before data transmission occurs. Intermediate nodes prepare routing tables and error correction codes in advance, allowing for faster real-time processing while maintaining high data integrity through pre-configured protocols
3Area of stationary object
If intermediate nodes relay packets, then network coverage is extended, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling intermediate nodes to operate autonomously using local energy resources. End-user devices contribute their own processing power and energy resources to relay packets for other devices, creating a self-sustaining network where devices serve themselves and others without requiring centralized energy distribution infrastructure
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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.