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Enhancements for TCP performance enhancing proxies

  • US 20030123481A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2002
  • Published: 07/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for sending and receiving data packets over a communications system using a TCP protocol, said method comprising the steps of:

  • Replacing a segment of the communications system with a middle communications link comprising a flight protocol in place of the TCP protocol;

    Maintaining TCP protocol connections at two end segments of the communications system;

    Converting data packets sent by a client to a server over a part of the communications link from TCP to said flight protocol;

    Transmitting said converted data packets over the middle communications link using flight protocol;

    Receiving said data packets at one end of said middle communications link and thereafter converting the data packets from the flight protocol to the TCP protocol; and

    , Sending the data packets in the TCP protocol to the server.

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