Tunnel Device Selection for Faster Attribute-Based Content Fetching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies over the Internet face inefficiencies in content fetching due to suboptimal selection of intermediate nodes, leading to delays and resource wastage.
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 and optimize content fetching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If traditional content fetching methods are used without intermediate tunnel devices, then the system complexity is low, but the content fetching speed and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces tunnel devices as intermediary nodes between content sources and consumers. These tunnel devices receive content requests, select appropriate content sources based on criteria such as proximity, load, and capability, and deliver content through optimized paths. This intermediary layer resolves the contradiction by adding controlled complexity that enables faster content fetching through intelligent routing and source selection.
2Productivity
If multiple intermediate nodes are used to optimize content fetching, then the communication efficiency improves, but the loss of time for node selection and coordination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-establishment of tunnel devices and pre-computation of content routing paths. Tunnel devices are set up in advance and maintain ready-state connections with multiple content sources. When content requests arrive, the system uses pre-computed routing information and cached source metadata to make rapid selection decisions, significantly reducing the time penalty associated with using multiple intermediate nodes.
3Loss of energy
If tunnel devices are introduced as intermediate nodes, then resource wastage is reduced through optimized routing, but the device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs tunnel devices with multi-functional capabilities that allow a single infrastructure element to perform multiple roles: content routing, source selection, request aggregation, and intelligent caching. This universality reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby mitigating the increase in infrastructure complexity while achieving resource optimization through intelligent routing and load distribution.
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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 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.