Message-by-Message Protocol Tuning for Cellular Data Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing TCP protocols are not optimized for cellular data networks, leading to inefficiencies in data transmission over mobile devices, which often experience high latencies and packet drops.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that periodically probes the cellular network of a mobile device to determine its state and configures data transmission using an optimized protocol based on the current transmission speed, providing message-by-message tunability and reliability, while maintaining continuous sessions and implementing content filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional TCP protocols are used for data transmission in cellular networks, then protocol compatibility and ease of operation are maintained, but data transmission efficiency deteriorates due to high latencies and packet drops
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic protocol selection that adapts to current network conditions. The system periodically probes network state and queries the operating system to determine the current cellular network state, then configures data transmission using an optimized protocol based on transmission speed. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to switch between different protocol configurations to maintain both efficiency and reliability under varying network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes protocol parameters based on network conditions by implementing message-by-message tunability of reliability. The system configures data transmission using an optimized protocol of the data-communication network based on transmission speed of the current state, adjusting protocol behavior to match actual network performance characteristics rather than using fixed traditional TCP parameters.
2Productivity
If an optimized protocol is used to improve data transmission efficiency, then productivity increases, but device complexity increases due to protocol probing and state querying mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically probing the network and querying the operating system to determine current network state. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual protocol configuration and reduces the burden on users, allowing the system to autonomously select appropriate protocol settings based on real-time network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous network state monitoring through periodic probing and operating system queries. This feedback mechanism provides real-time information about transmission speed and network conditions, which is then used to dynamically adjust protocol configuration. The feedback loop ensures that the system responds to changing network conditions while maintaining optimized performance.
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AI summary
In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided for implementing a message-by-message tunability of message reliability in a data-communication network comprising: providing an intermediate networking service for messaging between a plurality of different nodes of a data-communication network; periodically probing the data communication network of a mobile device to determine an identity of the data-communication network; querying an operating system of the mobile device to determine a current state of the data-communication network; and configuring a data transmission of a tuned message using an optimized protocol of the data-communication network based on a transmission speed of the current state of the data-communication network.