Transparent optimization for session establishment using characterized synchronization packet
US7158522B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/163
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method that optimizes transmission control protocol (TCP) initial session establishment without intruding upon TCP's core algorithms. TCP's initially session establishment is accelerated by locally processing a source's initial TCP request within the source's local area network (LAN). A control module relatively near the source's local area network (LAN) and another control module relatively near a destination's LAN are utilized to complete the initial TCP session establishment within the source and the destination's respective LANs, thereby substantially eliminating the first round-trip time delay before the actual data flow begins. The first application-layer data packet thus can be transmitted at substantially the same time as the initial TCP request.
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