SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK PACKET REDUCTION

摘要

A system of and method for reducing network packet traffic is described. Embodiments of the present invention combine small packets with the same destination into a larger packet, thereby reducing the number of packets flowing in the network. Small packets dominate Internet traffic patterns today. The overhead due to queuing, processing, routing, differential treatment, and delivery is the same irrespective of the size of the packet. Hence, small packets impose a relatively higher overhead on the network. The domination of small packet traffic is expected to get only worse with the ever increasing web applications and the introduction of new applications such as Voiceover IP.