System and method of reducing network latency
US8966070B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for reducing latency in TCP connections. A client computer may send a request for information to a server computer using TCP. In response, the server may transmit the information to the client device according to default TCP connection assumptions. The server may re-configure the TCP connection based on various network statistics identified by the characteristics of the exchange between the server and the client. The server may periodically provide the network statistics concerning the speed of the network connection between the server and the client to the client. This information may be stored in cache memory by the client device for later use. For example, the next time the client device requests information from the server, the server may request the cached network statistics. The server may use this information to determine how information should be transmitted to the client.
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