Architecture for dynamically adaptive transport protocols
First Claim
1. A system for dynamically adapting a transport-layer protocol, comprising:
- a transport-layer protocol configured to interface with a network layer protocol, wherein the transport-layer protocol comprises a plurality of swappable transport-layer mechanisms, each transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms implementing a specific area of transport-layer functionality of the transport layer protocol;
a processor coupled to a local interface;
a memory coupled to the local interface; and
transport-protocol logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the transport-protocol logic comprising;
monitor logic configured to detect a change in at least one network performance condition of a network communicatively coupled to the network interface; and
adaptation logic configured to unload a first transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms and load a second transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms at run time and in response to a notification by the monitor logic.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reconfiguring a transport-layer protocol are disclosed. The transport-layer protocol is implemented by a plurality of transport-layer mechanisms. Each transport-layer mechanism resides in a dynamically loadable module and implements a specific area of transport-layer functionality. One method comprises: performing an initial load of a first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms into memory; unloading one of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms; and loading at least one transport-layer mechanism different than the first plurality. One system comprises a processor coupled to a local interface; a memory coupled to the local interface; and protocol logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The protocol logic comprises: monitor logic configured to detect a change in at least one network performance condition of a network communicatively coupled to the network interface; adaptation logic configured to load into the memory a transport-layer mechanism upon a notification by the monitor logic.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for dynamically adapting a transport-layer protocol, comprising:
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a transport-layer protocol configured to interface with a network layer protocol, wherein the transport-layer protocol comprises a plurality of swappable transport-layer mechanisms, each transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms implementing a specific area of transport-layer functionality of the transport layer protocol; a processor coupled to a local interface; a memory coupled to the local interface; and transport-protocol logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the transport-protocol logic comprising; monitor logic configured to detect a change in at least one network performance condition of a network communicatively coupled to the network interface; and adaptation logic configured to unload a first transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms and load a second transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms at run time and in response to a notification by the monitor logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for reconfiguring a transport-layer protocol, comprising logic for performing the steps of:
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performing, using a processor, an initial load of a first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms into a memory, each of the transport-layer mechanisms residing in a dynamically loadable module, the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms defining a transport-layer protocol, wherein each transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms implements a specific area of transport-layer functionality of the transport layer protocol, and wherein the transport layer protocol is configured to interface with a network layer protocol; unloading, at run time, from the memory a first transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms implementing the transport-layer protocol; and loading, at run time, into the memory at least a second transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanism, the second transport-layer mechanism being different than the first transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport mechanisms, thereby swapping, the first transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms with at least the second transport-layer mechanism different than the first transport-layer mechanism of the first plurality of transport mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for dynamically adapting a transport-layer protocol, comprising:
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a transport-layer protocol comprising a plurality of transport-layer mechanisms, each transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms implementing a specific area of transport-layer functionality of the transport layer protocol, wherein transport-layer functionality comprises loss recovery, loss detection, or initial path detection, or a combination thereof, and wherein the transport layer protocol is configured to interface with a network layer protocol; a processor coupled to a local interface; a memory coupled to the local interface; and transport-protocol logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the transport-protocol logic comprising; monitor logic configured to detect a change in at least one network performance condition of a network communicatively coupled to the network interface; and adaptation logic configured to swap a first transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms with a second transport-layer mechanism of the plurality of transport-layer mechanisms at run time and in response to a notification by the monitor logic.
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