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Method and system for improving network performance using a performance enhancing proxy

  • US 20020059435A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2001
  • Published: 05/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network apparatus for performing functions to enhance performance of a communication network, comprising:

  • a spoofing module configured to selectively spoof a plurality of connections associated with a plurality of hosts based upon corresponding spoofing criteria and to provide local acknowledgement of received messages over the connections;

    a connection module configured to multiplex the plurality of connections over a common backbone connection;

    a prioritization module configured to prioritize access to the backbone connection based upon prioritization criteria; and

    a path selection module configured to determine a path among a plurality of paths to transmit the received messages based upon path selection criteria, wherein the spoofing module is configured to allocate a connection control block among a plurality of connection control blocks corresponding to a spoofed connection, each of the plurality of connection control blocks storing information related to the plurality of connections.

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