Reducing round-trip times for TCP communications
US9294409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/193
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network packets. Upon receiving a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) header for a first TCP segment from a network link, the system immediately provides a portion of the first TCP header to a transport layer prior to receiving all payload data for the first TCP segment. Next, the system uses the transport layer to transmit a first acknowledgment of the first TCP segment to the network link, wherein the first acknowledgment reduces a round-trip time (RTT) associated with the first TCP segment.
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