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METHOD FOR OPTIMISING DOWNLOADING OF DATA

  • US 20150172357A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2012
  • Published: 06/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a first communication network node in a communication network for enabling optimised downloading of HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) transferred data to a client, the first communication network node being associated to the client by a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection, and the first communication network node being further associated to a second communication network node by a second TCP connection, the method comprising:

  • receiving from the client a request, requesting for the HTTP transferred data from the second communication node,initiating an interaction between the first communication network node and the client by sending to the client a first response in response to the request,forwarding the request to the second communication network node, and forwarding to the client a subsequent response, received from the second communication network node in response to the forwarded request, andforwarding to the client the HTTP transferred data at an available bit-rate, after being received from the second communication network node,wherein the first response is sent to the client before the subsequent response is forwarded to the client, and the available bit-rate for the requested HTTP transferred data is determined at least partly as a result of the interaction between the client and the first communication network node.

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