Systems and Methods to Improve the Performance of TCP over Large Bandwidth-Delay-Product Networks
Existing TCP implementations do not perform well in mobile data networks. This invention tackles this problem by offering two methods to improve the performance of TCP in case of packet losses. These methods can be implemented in a network node, such as a traffic accelerator, such that existing TCP traffics can be optimized in a transparent way. Specifically, the optimizations performed by the proposed methods do not require any modification to either the server or the client of the TCP connection. They are compatible with the existing TCP implementations in all major operating systems, are transparent to the network applications, and thus can be readily deployed in existing mobile data networks to optimize TCP's performance.
Inventor: Lee, Yiu Bun | Wan, Wing San
Priority Number: US8787378B2
IPC Current: H04L001228
US Class: 370392
Assignee Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Title: Systems and methods to improve performance of TCP over large bandwidth-delay-product networks
Usefulness: Systems and methods to improve performance of TCP over large bandwidth-delay-product networks
Summary: Computer-implemented method for improving performance of TCP over large bandwidth-delay-product network in an emulation platform.
Novelty: Computer-implemented method for improving performance of transmission control protocol over large bandwidth-delay-product network, involves forwarding data packet to receiver connected to network
ICT/Telecom
Telecommunication
10/ENG/397
Inventor(s): Professor Jack Lee, Department of Information Engineering
Patent Status: Licensing Status: US Patent Pending Available for licensing
Hong Kong
