METHOD & APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF TCP AND OTHER NETWORK PROTOCOLS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus that improves the performance of TCP (and other protocols) in a data network by segmenting the TCP path and implementing a proprietary protocol (DPR TM) over the network. The DPR TM protocol provides a multiplexed tunnel for a multiplicity of TCP sessions from a client to a cloud proxy. DPR TM implements congestion management, flow control, reliability, and link monitoring. Other network protocols (such as UDP) are supported with a reliability protocol based upon network coding that improves the transmission reliability. Also, a network and a method for transmitting processes in a network are disclosed, using deterministic coefficients for encoding packets based on network coding principles.