System and method of reducing latency using adaptive retransmission timeouts

摘要

In one aspect, a system and method are provided whereby latency in network communication protocols such as the TCP/IP suite of protocols is reduced by transmitting a new and second connection request from a sending device to a receiving device over a network based upon adaptively determined dynamic initial timeout values, where the dynamic initial timeout values are adaptively determined based upon data associated with one or more historical requests transmitted over the network by the sending device.

主权项

1. A method of transmitting packets over a network, the method comprising:
adaptively determining, by a processor of a first device, a dynamic initial timeout value for a request to be sent over a network, the dynamic initial timeout value being adaptively determined based on a time within which a previous response was received at the first device from another device on the network in response to a historical request; transmitting a data packet including a first request for first information from the first device to a second device over the network; before a response is received from the second device to the first request, the processor determining whether the adaptively determined dynamic initial timeout value is exceeded to determine whether to transmit a new request for the first information to the second device, where the new request is distinct from and unrelated to the first request.