HANDOFF AND OPTIMIZATION OF A NETWORK PROTOCOL STACK
First Claim
1. A module for implementing handoff and quality optimization of a network protocol stack, comprising:
- a session detector for detecting an original session from a host to a remote host; and
an auxiliary session manager configured to open and manage a plurality of auxiliary sessions to support the original session, wherein the module is transparent to the network protocol stack and an application using the network protocol stack.
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Abstract
There is provided a module for implementing handoff and/or quality optimization of a network protocol stack (308). The module is transparent to the network protocol stack (308) and an application (306) using the network protocol stack (308). The module includes session detector (402) and an auxiliary manager (410). The module may further include a request interceptor (404), a request analyzer (406) and controller (408). The session detector (402) detects an original session from a host to a remote host. The auxiliary session manager (410) opens and manages a plurality of auxiliary sessions to support the original session. The request interceptor (404) detects an original request issued by the application, wherein the original request is for retrieving certain content. The request analyzer (406) analyzes the intercepted original request. The controller (408) uses the original session and auxiliary sessions to retrieve the content based on the result of the analysis.
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22 Claims
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1. A module for implementing handoff and quality optimization of a network protocol stack, comprising:
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a session detector for detecting an original session from a host to a remote host; and an auxiliary session manager configured to open and manage a plurality of auxiliary sessions to support the original session, wherein the module is transparent to the network protocol stack and an application using the network protocol stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for implementing quality optimization of a network protocol stack, comprising:
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detecting an original session; opening a plurality of auxiliary sessions to support the original session; and using the original session and the auxiliary sessions to perform an original request issued by an application using the network protocol stack, wherein the method is transparent to the application and the network protocol stack. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for implementing handoff on a network protocol stack, comprising:
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detecting an original session established over a first network by an application using the network protocol stack; opening an auxiliary session over a second network to support the original session; and
inducing a teardown of the original session, wherein the method is transparent to the application and the network protocol stack.
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