System and method for implementing application functionality within a network infrastructure

• US 10,154,115 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2017
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sons of Innovation LLC
• Original Assignee: Circadence Corporation
• Inventors: Vange, Mark, Plumb, Mark, Kouts, Michael, Wilson, Glenn Sydney
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David R
• Application Number:
  US15/664,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20170331919A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5021 Priority
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5088 involving task migration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/14 Routing performance; Theoretical aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/193 at the transport layer, e.g. TCP related
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1416 Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1458 Denial of Service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10015 Access to distributed or replicated servers, e.g. using brokers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/101 : based on network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 : based on client or server locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1029 : using data related to the state of servers by a load balancer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1031 : Controlling of the operation of servers by a load balancer, e.g. adding or removing servers that serve requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1034 : Reaction to server failures by a load balancer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 : Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 : Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 : Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 : Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 : Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 : Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 : Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 : Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 : taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 : Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 : Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 : Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 : Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A system and method for implementing functionality within a network on behalf of first and second devices communicating with each other through the network. A front-end device is provided within the network that communicates data traffic with the first device. A back-end device is also implemented within the network and communicates data traffic with the second device. A communication channel couples the front-end device and the back-end device. Data traffic may be encoded into a different type or protocol for transport through the communication channel by the front-end device and back-end device. The front-end device and back-end device exchange quality of service information and may alter characteristics of the data traffic through the communication channel according to the quality of service information.

Claims

1. A communication network component configured to convert data packets of a first protocol received from N first computing devices into data packets of a second protocol configured for transmission over an enhanced network link to a second computing device, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory configured to store machine readable code executable by said at least one processor;

at least one first communication interface; and

machine readable code stored in said at least one memory and configured to cause said at least one processor to;

relative to each of said N first computing devices;

receive data packets of said first protocol from said Nth first computing device via an Nth communication socket;

perform pre-processing on said data packets of said first protocol;

and

assign said pre-processed first data packets to an Nth buffer;

assign each of said N buffers a priority value;

obtain at least one sub-packet from a highest priority value buffer and at least one sub-packet from at least one buffer having a lower priority value;

form a data packet of said second protocol from said obtained sub-packets; and

transmit said data packet of said second protocol over said enhanced communication link.

2. The communication network component in accordance with claim 1 wherein said machine readable code is configured to obtain sub-packets to create said data packets of said second protocol having said desired size.

3. The communication network component in accordance with claim 1 wherein said data packets of said first protocol comprise data packets in a TCP protocol.

4. The communication network component in accordance with claim 1 wherein said machine readable code is configured to pre-process said data packets of said first protocols by compressing, encrypting and/or error correcting payload portions thereof.

5. The communication network component in accordance with claim 1 further comprising machine readable code configured to assign a weighting to each of said N buffers and utilize said weighting to determine a number of sub-packets to obtain from each of said highest priority value buffer and said at least one buffer having a lower priority value.

6. The communication network component in accordance with claim 1 wherein said priority value assigned to each of said N buffers is based upon at least one of quality of service and time synchronization information received by said communication network component.

7. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for causing a processor to convert data packets of a first protocol generated by N first computing device into data packets of a second protocol configured for transmission over an enhanced network link to a second computing device, comprising;

computer readable program code configured to, relative to each of said N first computing devices;

receive data packets of said first protocol from said Nth first computing device via an Nth communication socket;

perform pre-processing on said data packet of said first protocol; and

assign said pre-processed first data packets to an Nth buffer;

computer readable program code configured to obtain at least one sub-packet from a highest priority value buffer and at least one sub-packet from at least one buffer having a lower priority value;

computer readable program code configured to form a data packet of said second protocol from said obtained sub-packets; and

computer readable program code configured to transmit said data packets of said second protocol over said enhanced communication link.

8. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7 wherein said non-transitory computer readable medium comprises a memory of a front end device which is communicatively coupled to each of said N first computing devices.

9. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7 wherein said second computing device comprises a web server.

10. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7 wherein said data packets of said first protocol comprise data packets in a TCP protocol.

11. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7 wherein said computer readable program code is configured to pre-process said data packets of said first protocol by compressing, encrypting and/or error correcting payload portions of said data packets of said first protocol.

12. The computer program product in accordance with claim 7 further comprising computer readable program code configured to assign a weighting to each of said N buffers and utilize said weighting to determine a number of sub-packets to obtain from each of said highest priority value buffer and said at least one buffer having a lower priority value.

13. The computer program product in accordance with claim 12 wherein said computer readable program code is configured to assign said priority value to each of said N buffers based upon at least one of quality of service and time synchronization information.