Proxy Server Coordination for Low-Latency, Load-Aware Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing proxy service providers face challenges in maintaining reliable and efficient proxy services due to high hop counts, system overloading, and varying client demands, leading to suboptimal network throughput and latency.
Innovation Solution
The system enables direct network connections between exit-nodes and proxy-nodes based on geographical proximity, proxy-node metrics, and client preferences, and allows proxy-nodes to redirect exit-nodes to alternate nodes in case of overload or resource exhaustion, ensuring seamless communication and efficient resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If proxy servers use traditional routing patterns with multiple intermediate nodes, then network coverage and redundancy are improved, but hop count increases leading to higher latency and reduced network throughput
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the proxy network into hierarchical levels (root proxies, regional proxies, and edge proxies) where each level handles specific routing functions. This segmentation allows direct routing paths between exit nodes and nearest proxy nodes while maintaining network redundancy through multiple hierarchical levels, thus reducing hop count without sacrificing reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the traditional flat proxy routing structure. By organizing proxies in multiple levels (root, regional, edge) and implementing location-aware routing, the system adds spatial efficiency to the routing path, enabling direct connections between exit nodes and optimal proxy nodes while maintaining redundancy through hierarchical backup paths.
2Adaptability or versatility
If proxy servers handle increasing client demands with fixed infrastructure, then service coverage is improved, but system overloading occurs leading to reduced performance and reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic load balancing and health check mechanisms that continuously monitor proxy node performance and automatically route traffic away from overloaded nodes. The system dynamically adjusts routing decisions based on real-time node status, enabling the network to adapt to varying client demands while maintaining reliability by preventing system overloading through automatic traffic redistribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms through health checks and performance monitoring that provide real-time information about proxy node status. This feedback enables the routing system to make informed decisions about traffic distribution, automatically adjusting routes based on node capacity and performance metrics, thus preventing overloading while maintaining service coverage.
3Ease of operation
If proxy servers implement comprehensive routing logic and policy management within clients, then traffic regulation and security control are improved, but device complexity and client burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts complex routing logic and policy management functions from client devices and centralizes them in proxy server infrastructure. The proxy nodes handle traffic regulation, security control, and routing decisions, while clients only need to establish basic connections. This extraction maintains comprehensive traffic control capabilities while significantly reducing client device complexity and burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces proxy nodes as intermediaries between clients and the internet, centralizing the complex routing and policy management logic in these intermediary nodes. Clients interact with simplified proxy interfaces while the proxy nodes handle sophisticated traffic regulation, security protocols, and routing decisions, thus maintaining control capabilities without increasing client complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If proxy servers use static routing paths, then network stability is improved, but adaptability to changing client demands and node status deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic routing that adapts to changing client demands and node status while maintaining stable connection paths. The system uses location-aware routing and health check mechanisms to dynamically select optimal paths, ensuring both stability through consistent routing principles and adaptability through real-time adjustments based on network conditions and client requirements.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for coordinating network connectivity and communication between proxy servers, exit-nodes and client modules are disclosed. In one aspect, proxy-nodes in a proxy infrastructure accept connections with exit-nodes based on geographical proximity or proxy-node metrics. Further, a proxy-node can communicate and instruct another proxy-node to service the client request via a suitable exit-node. Further still, a proxy-node can communicate and instruct proxy-node to redirect a suitable exit-node towards the first proxy-node in order to service the client request. In another aspect, the proxy-infrastructure enables client modules to connect to proxy-nodes based on geographical proximity, client parameters, and client's behavioral informatics. In yet another aspect, proxy infrastructure enables a proxy node to redirect exit-nodes to a different proxy-node in the event of a) system overload or resource exhaustion, b) graceful shutdown c) erroneous network connection between exit-nodes and the proxy-node.