Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Sliced Web Content Delivery
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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 like TCP/IP struggle to fully address.
Innovation Solution
Implementing intermediate nodes that can function both as end-users and intermediate nodes, leveraging advanced protocols and architectures to enhance data routing, error correction, and congestion management, potentially incorporating new protocols like HTTP persistent connections for improved communication efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If TCP/IP protocols are used for Internet communication, then reliable data delivery is achieved, but network congestion and packet loss occur due to unpredictable network behavior
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediate nodes (gateway devices) that act as mediators between end devices and the network. These nodes perform functions such as packet inspection, caching, and protocol optimization to reduce congestion and improve delivery reliability without sacrificing communication efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the network communication into multiple layers with specialized functions: end devices, intermediate nodes, and network infrastructure. Each segment handles specific tasks (e.g., intermediate nodes handle caching and protocol translation) to improve overall system efficiency and reliability.
2Productivity
If intermediate nodes are added to improve communication efficiency, then network congestion is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs intermediate nodes with multi-functional capabilities, allowing a single device to perform caching, protocol translation, packet inspection, and load balancing. This reduces the need for multiple specialized devices and simplifies network architecture while maintaining improved communication efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple network functions (gateway, cache server, protocol translator) into unified intermediate nodes. This merging reduces the number of separate devices needed and simplifies network management while achieving congestion reduction and efficiency improvement.
3Productivity
If end devices also function as intermediate nodes, then network resources are optimized, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables end devices to autonomously perform intermediate node functions (such as acting as relay nodes or performing local caching) without requiring complex manual configuration. The devices self-organize and self-manage their dual roles, optimizing network resource utilization while maintaining operational simplicity through automated protocols.
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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.