DYNAMIC SELECTION OF TCP CONGESTION CONTROL FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCES

• US 20170289838A1
• Filed: 03/30/2016
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Agrawal, Dakshi, Nahum, Erich M., Pappas, Vasileios, Thai, Franck Le, Touma, Maroun, Verma, Dinesh C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,419,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/193 at the transport layer, e.g. TCP related
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• 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: H04W 28/0273 adapting protocols for flow control or congestion control to wireless environment, e.g. adapting transmission control protocol [TCP] wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation, e.g. wireless application protocol H04W80/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0289 Congestion control load shedding arrangements in network planning H04W16/08; performing reselection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/182 Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy

Abstract

A method includes positioning a proxy between a client and a server; the proxy receiving the client'"'"'s Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communications intended for establishing a communication connection to the server; the proxy initiating a TCP communication with the server after receiving the client'"'"'s TCP; and the proxy determining a TCP congestion control algorithm based upon identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP and on properties of the sever to provide optimum communications as a communication proxy between the client and the server.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

positioning a proxy between a client and a server;

the proxy receiving the client'"'"'s Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communications intended for establishing a communication connection to the server;

the proxy initiating a TCP communication with the server after receiving the client'"'"'s TCP; and

the proxy determining a TCP congestion control algorithm based upon identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP and on properties of the sever to provide optimum communications as a communication proxy between the client and the server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after determining the TCP congestion control algorithm the proxy uses a first TCP type for communicating with the client and a second TCP type for communicating with the server while working as the communication proxy.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is an IP address of the client.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is a MAC address of the client.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is based upon the operating system of the client.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the proxy is positioned within a local communication sphere of the client.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the proxy determining the TCP congestion control algorithm based upon a communication area map.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;

a proxy module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to be positioned between a client and a server;

the proxy module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to receive the client'"'"'s Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communications intended for establishing a communication connection to the server;

the proxy module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to initiate a TCP communication with the server after receiving the client'"'"'s TCP; and

the proxy module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to determine a TCP congestion control algorithm based upon identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP and on properties of the sever to provide optimum communications as a communication proxy between the client and the server.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein after determining the TCP congestion control algorithm the proxy module uses a first TCP type for communicating with the client and a second TCP type for communicating with the server while working as the communication proxy.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is an IP address of the client.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is a MAC address of the client.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is based upon the operating system of the client.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the proxy module is positioned within a local communication sphere of the client.

14. The system according to claim 8, further comprising the proxy module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to determine the TCP congestion control algorithm based upon a communication area map.

15. A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to cause a proxy being positioned between a client and a server to receive the client'"'"'s Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communications intended for establishing a communication connection to the server;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to cause the proxy to initiate a TCP communication with the server after receiving the client'"'"'s TCP; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to cause the proxy to determine a TCP congestion control algorithm based upon identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP and on properties of the sever to provide optimum communications as a communication proxy between the client and the server.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein after determining the TCP congestion control algorithm the proxy module uses a first TCP type for communicating with the client and a second TCP type for communicating with the server while working as the communication proxy.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is an IP address of the client.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the identifying information of the received client'"'"'s TCP is a MAC address of the client.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the proxy is positioned within a local communication sphere of the client.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to cause the proxy to determine the TCP congestion control algorithm based upon a communication area map.