Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Ordered Slice-Based Content Fetching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Internet communication technologies face challenges in optimizing data transmission and connection management due to network congestion, traffic load balancing, and unpredictable network behavior, leading to issues such as packet loss, duplication, and out-of-order delivery, which affect the efficiency and reliability of data transfer.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of intermediate nodes that function as both end-user and intermediate devices to enhance data transmission by managing and optimizing TCP/IP connections, utilizing devices with dual functionality to improve communication efficiency and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If intermediate nodes are introduced to manage and optimize TCP/IP connections, then connection management and data transmission reliability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by enabling devices to serve dual roles as both end-user devices and intermediate nodes. This allows a single device to perform multiple functions: acting as an endpoint for data communication while simultaneously functioning as an intermediate node for managing and optimizing TCP/IP connections, thereby reducing the need for separate dedicated intermediate nodes and reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate nodes as mediators between end-user devices and the network infrastructure. These intermediate nodes manage TCP/IP connections, optimize data transmission, and handle network traffic routing, thereby improving reliability by providing a layer of control and management that prevents packet loss, duplication, and out-of-order delivery
2Productivity
If intermediate nodes are used to optimize data transmission, then network congestion is reduced and transmission efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By enabling end-user devices to also function as intermediate nodes, the system leverages existing device resources for optimization tasks. This approach improves transmission efficiency through intelligent connection management while avoiding the need to deploy separate dedicated intermediate node infrastructure, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling devices to autonomously manage their own TCP/IP connections and act as intermediate nodes for optimizing traffic. Devices automatically perform connection management, traffic optimization, and data transmission without requiring centralized control or complex external management systems
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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.