Intermediate Tunnel Nodes for Reliable Slice-Based Web Transfer
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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 devices 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
1Reliability
If TCP/IP protocols are used for reliable data delivery, then data transfer reliability is improved, but network congestion and unpredictable network behavior worsen
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, thereby improving data transfer reliability through additional error checking and correction mechanisms while distributing network traffic to reduce congestion on any single link.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the network into multiple hops with intermediate nodes between end devices. Each intermediate node independently processes data packets, allowing for localized error correction and retransmission without affecting the entire network, thus improving reliability while maintaining overall network efficiency.
2Reliability
If intermediate nodes are introduced to improve communication reliability, then error correction is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs intermediate nodes with multi-functional capabilities that can perform routing, error checking, correction, and data forwarding within a single device architecture. This universal design approach enhances communication reliability through comprehensive error handling while avoiding the complexity increase that would result from separate specialized devices for each function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If end devices function as both end-users and intermediate nodes, then network versatility is improved, but ease of operation worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic functionality in end devices, allowing them to switch between operating as pure end-users and operating as intermediate nodes based on network conditions and device capabilities. This dynamic adaptability improves network versatility while the automated nature of the switching mechanism maintains ease of operation by eliminating manual configuration requirements.
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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.