System and method for reducing latency during data transmissions over a network

摘要

A system and method is provided whereby more data packets than are necessary may be transmitted in order to prompt a node of network to more quickly increase the number of packets that will be accepted by the node. In one aspect, a single packet of data is split into multiple packets. In another aspect, a single packet of data is padded so that multiple packets need to be sent.

主权项

1. A method for transmitting data comprising:
receiving first payload data to be transmitted via a network from a first node to a second node, determining whether the first payload data has a size less than the maximum amount of payload data that will be accepted by the second node in a single data packet; providing padding data based on whether the second node will delay acknowledging receipt of a data packet containing the first payload data until the second node receives at least one additional data packet from the first node and based on said determining, where the padding data comprises data not intended to be discernable by a user associated with the second node and the sum of the padding data size and the payload data size exceeds said maximum amount; and transmitting, from the first node to the second node via the network, a first data packet and a second data packet, wherein at least one of the packets contains the first payload data and wherein at least one of the packets contains the padding data.