Tunnel Node Content Slicing for Congestion-Resilient Web Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication technologies over the Internet face challenges in efficiently managing network congestion, traffic load balancing, and unpredictable network behavior, leading to issues such as packet loss, duplication, and out-of-order delivery.
Innovation Solution
The use of intermediate nodes that can function both as end-users and as intermediate nodes, leveraging devices to improve communication efficiency by managing and optimizing data transmission across the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional Internet communication protocols (TCP/IP) are used for data transmission, then global network connectivity and standardization are achieved, but network congestion, packet loss, and unpredictable network behavior occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediate nodes (relay devices) that act as mediators between end devices in the network. These intermediate nodes receive, process, and forward data packets, providing additional control and management capabilities to improve reliability and efficiency of data transmission across the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the network into segments with intermediate nodes positioned at strategic locations. Each intermediate node manages a portion of the network traffic, allowing for localized optimization and reducing the burden on any single part of the network, thereby improving overall communication efficiency.
2Quantity of substance
If more network traffic is handled to serve more users, then network coverage and service capacity increase, but network congestion and traffic load balancing problems worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Intermediate nodes are deployed to handle and distribute network traffic, acting as mediators that can implement load balancing algorithms. This allows the network to handle increased traffic volume while maintaining performance stability through intelligent traffic management at intermediate points.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an additional dimensional layer of network management by inserting intermediate nodes between end devices. This creates a new level in the network architecture where traffic can be managed, routed, and balanced, providing more degrees of freedom for handling increased traffic volume without degrading performance.
3Productivity
If intermediate nodes are introduced to improve communication efficiency, then network management and traffic optimization are enhanced, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate nodes are designed to perform multiple functions including routing, load balancing, caching, and traffic management. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional device, the overall system complexity is reduced compared to having separate specialized devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple network management functions into intermediate nodes that can handle various tasks simultaneously. This merging of functions into unified intermediate devices simplifies the overall network architecture and reduces implementation complexity compared to distributed implementations of each function.
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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.