ENHANCED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HANDLING IN COMMUNICATION PACKET TRANSFER

摘要

Described herein are methods, systems, and software for handling packet buffering between end users and content servers, such as content delivery nodes. In one example, a method of operating a content server includes generating first and second data packets for first and second content requests. Once generated, the method provides storing the first packets in a packet buffer and transferring the first packets to a first user device. Upon transfer, the first packets are deleted from the packet buffer and replaced with the second packets. Theses second packets are then transferred to a second user device and deleted from the packet buffer. Further, once the packets are transferred to the user devices, the method further includes monitoring for an acknowledgment from the user devices to ensure the packets are received.

主权项

1. A method of operating a content delivery node, the method comprising:
generating first packets with first data for a first content request; storing the first packets in a packet buffer; transferring the first packets to a first end user device and deleting the first packets from the packet buffer; generating second packets with second data for a second content request; in response to deleting the first packets, storing the second packets in the packet buffer; transferring the second packets to a second end user device and deleting the second packets from the packet buffer; and monitoring for packet acknowledgments from the first end user device and the second end user device.