Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Reliable Slice-Based Content Delivery
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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 intermediate nodes capable of functioning as both end-users and intermediate nodes, leveraging advanced protocols such as TCP/IP and HTTP, to enhance communication by optimizing network traffic management and error correction mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If intermediate nodes are used to manage network traffic, then network congestion is reduced and communication efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases as devices must function as both end-users and intermediate nodes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements devices that can operate in multiple modes: as end-user devices for normal communication and as intermediate nodes for traffic management. This multi-functionality allows the same hardware to serve dual purposes, reducing the need for separate infrastructure while improving network efficiency through intelligent routing and congestion management capabilities.
2Reliability
If advanced error detection and correction mechanisms are implemented, then data transfer reliability is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs error detection and correction in advance during the data transmission process rather than after completion. Intermediate nodes proactively identify and correct errors as packets traverse the network, preventing corrupted data from reaching the destination and eliminating the need for time-consuming retransmission cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where intermediate nodes continuously monitor data integrity and provide real-time information about transmission quality. This feedback enables dynamic adjustment of error correction strategies, allowing the system to maintain high reliability while minimizing processing overhead by adapting correction intensity to actual network conditions.
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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.