Method and apparatus for data routing, delivery, and authentication in a packet data network
First Claim
1. A method for expediting transmission of data to a destination in a packet-oriented data network, comprising steps of:
- (a) spawning an executable software agent associated with the data at a source server;
(b) providing the executable software agent with at least minimal destination information for the data;
(c) transmitting the executable software agent in lieu of the data associated with the agent by one or more routes to the destination;
(d) collecting information on the one or more routes by the agent at nodes along the alternative routes to the destination; and
(e) determining a best route using the information collected by the agent.
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Abstract
A server connected to a data network for transmitting files over the data network to one of a plurality of destination servers is adapted to spawn a software agent in response to a file to be transmitted and meeting certain preset criteria, such as file size. The software agent is associated with the file by at least the file'"'"'s destination, and is transmitted over one or more routes to the destination to collect routing information, and returns to the source server. The associated file is then transmitted using the information collected. In an alternative embodiment the agent also collects validation information at the destination and returns same to the source server. The agent may also, in some embodiments, negotiate reserved bandwidth and security protocols or other validation information for transmission of the associated file at certain intermediate servers.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for expediting transmission of data to a destination in a packet-oriented data network, comprising steps of:
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(a) spawning an executable software agent associated with the data at a source server;
(b) providing the executable software agent with at least minimal destination information for the data;
(c) transmitting the executable software agent in lieu of the data associated with the agent by one or more routes to the destination;
(d) collecting information on the one or more routes by the agent at nodes along the alternative routes to the destination; and
(e) determining a best route using the information collected by the agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An enhanced Internet-connected source server, comprising:
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an Internet port;
at least one Internet-connected client station; and
a code set adapted to spawn a software agent enabled to travel the Internet and to collect information regarding the routes traveled;
wherein the software agent is spawned in response to data to be transmitted by the source server to a destination, is associated with the data by at least the data'"'"'s destination, is sent in lieu of the data by various routes to the destination before the data is transmitted, and the routing information collected by the agent is used in transmission of the data to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for data transmission, comprising:
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a source server having a first port to a data network;
a destination server having a second port to the data network; and
one or more routes through intermediate stations from the source server to the destination server;
wherein the source server is adapted to spawn a software agent in response to and associated with data to be transmitted from the source server to the destination server, the data meeting preset criteria, and to send the agent by more than one of the one or more routes to the destination server, and wherein the agent is adapted to collect data on the routes traveled. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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