Dynamic initial congestion window modification
US9794181B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/193
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments increase throughput across a connection between a host and a client by initializing the congestion window for that connection dynamically using a previously settled value from a prior instance of the connection established between the same or similar endpoints. An initialization agent tracks congestion window values for previously established connections between a host and various clients. For the tracked congestion window values of each monitored connection, the initialization agent stores an address identifying the client endpoint. When establishing a new connection, the initialization agent determines if the new connection is a recurring connection. A new connection is recurring when the new connection client address is similar or related to an address identified for a previous monitored connection. For a recurring connection, the initialization agent initializes the new connection congestion window using a value derived from the tracked congestion window values of the recurring connection.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.