Tunnel Device Selection for Content Fetching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems over the Internet face inefficiencies in content fetching due to suboptimal selection of intermediate nodes, leading to delays and reduced performance in data transfer.
Innovation Solution
The use of tunnel devices as intermediate nodes, selected based on specific criteria such as attribute types and values, to enhance communication efficiency by optimizing data routing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If traditional content fetching methods are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but communication speed and data transfer performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces tunnel devices as intermediary nodes between content requestors and web servers. These tunnel devices receive content requests, select appropriate web servers based on various criteria, fetch content, and return it to requestors. This intermediary layer improves communication speed by optimizing the content fetching path while maintaining system simplicity through automated selection algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing tunnel devices and pre-configuring web server selection criteria before actual content fetching occurs. Tunnel devices are set up in advance with selection algorithms that consider multiple factors, enabling fast content retrieval without real-time decision complexity.
2Reliability
If suboptimal intermediate nodes are selected, then device complexity is reduced, but communication reliability and data transfer performance worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The tunnel device implementation includes feedback mechanisms where selection criteria are continuously evaluated and adjusted based on performance data. The system monitors content fetching success, response times, and server availability, using this feedback to refine web server selection decisions and improve communication reliability over time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by dynamically adjusting selection criteria based on current system conditions. Tunnel devices modify selection parameters such as server priority, load balancing weights, and fallback options based on real-time performance metrics, ensuring reliable content fetching without requiring complex manual configuration.
3Productivity
If multiple criteria are used for tunnel device selection, then content fetching performance is improved, but the complexity of selection process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tunnel device selection mechanism implements universality by using a single, unified selection algorithm that handles multiple criteria simultaneously. The web server selection process evaluates multiple factors (server availability, response time, content type matching, etc.) through one integrated decision-making system, improving content fetching efficiency without proportionally increasing selection process complexity.
Data Source
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 tunnel device is selected based on an attribute, such as IP Geolocation. A tunnel bank server stores a list of available tunnels that may be used, associated with values of various attribute types. The tunnel devices initiate communication with the tunnel bank server, and stays connected to it, for allowing a communication session initiated by the tunnel bank server. Upon receiving a request from a client to a content and for specific attribute types and values, a tunnel is selected by the tunnel bank server, and is used as a tunnel for retrieving the required content from the web server, using standard protocol such as SOCKS, WebSocket or HTTP Proxy. The client only communicates with a super proxy server that manages the content fetching scheme.