Apparatus and method for remote communication and transmission protocols

1. A communication apparatus for remote communication, comprising:

a local communication application module;

a local communication proxy module;

a local transparent communication proxy module configured to receive streams for a specific communication and/or connection request with a remote destination from the local communication application module, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request with the remote destination in a form utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to the remote destination, the local transparent communication proxy module configured to determine, for each specific communication and/or connection request, whether to accelerate the specific communication and/or connection request, wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to the local communication proxy module, and wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is not to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to the remote destination using the first transmission protocol;

the local communication proxy module configured to receive streams for accelerated specific communications and/or connection requests,

the local communication proxy module configured to add first header information comprising one or more of the following: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, or additional information related to a packet type identifier,

the local communication proxy module configured to add second header information,

the local communication proxy module configured to form packets and to facilitate sending, utilizing a second transmission protocol, the packets in real-time over a network to a remote communication proxy module,

the local communication proxy module configured to XOR n continuous packets and every mth packets until k, where n, m and k are determined based on packet loss and one or more round-trip times (RTTs) or based on a configuration,

the local communication proxy module configured to facilitate sending an XOR value in a packet following the XOR value's corresponding packets,

wherein the second transmission protocol includes a series of data packets in a window of a variable size, the variable size being a function of an available bandwidth of a network and a round-trip time,

wherein the second transmission protocol is configured to cycle the specific communication and/or connection request between a first mode of bandwidth usage and a second mode of bandwidth usage,

wherein a utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is constant in the first mode of bandwidth usage, and

wherein the utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is variable in the second mode of bandwidth usage.

2. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first transmission protocol comprises a transmission control protocol (TCP), and the second transmission protocol comprises a user datagram protocol(UDP).

3. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first header information comprises: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, and additional information related to a packet type identifier, and

wherein a packet type identifier comprises one of the following: a packet type for connection establishment, a packet type for packet loss recovery, and a packet type for round-trip time (RTT) measurement.

4. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for remote communication, the instructions comprising code for:

facilitating receipt, by a local transparent communication proxy module, of streams for a specific communication and/or connection request with a remote destination from a local communication application module, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request with the remote destination in a form utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to the remote destination;

facilitating determining, by the local transparent communication proxy module, for each specific communication and/or connection request, whether to accelerate the specific communication and/or connection request, wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to a local communication proxy module, and wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is not to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to the remote destination using the first transmission protocol;

facilitating receipt, by the local communication proxy module, of streams for accelerated specific communications and/or connection requests,

adding, at the local communication proxy module, first header information comprising one or more of the following: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, or additional information related to a packet type identifier;

adding, at the local communication proxy module, second header information;

forming packets at the local communication proxy module;

facilitating sending, utilizing a second transmission protocol, the packets in real-time over a network from the local communication proxy module to a remote communication proxy module;

XORing n continuous packets and every mth packets until k, wherein n, m and k are integers, and wherein n, m and k are determined based on a configuration; and

facilitating sending an XOR value in a packet following the XOR value's corresponding packets, wherein the configuration is predetermined,

wherein the second transmission protocol includes a series of data packets in a window of a variable size, the variable size being a function of an available bandwidth of a network and a round-trip time,

wherein the second transmission protocol is configured to cycle the specific communication and/or connection request between a first mode of bandwidth usage and a second mode of bandwidth usage,

wherein a utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is constant in the first mode of bandwidth usage, and

wherein the utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is variable in the second mode of bandwidth usage.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the first transmission protocol comprises a transmission control protocol (TCP), and the second transmission protocol comprises a user datagram protocol(UDP).

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the first header information comprises: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, and additional information related to a packet type identifier, and

wherein a packet type identifier comprises one of the following: a packet type for connection establishment, a packet type for packet loss recovery, and a packet type for round-trip time (RTT) measurement.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: facilitating receipt of and sorting packets from the remote communication proxy module based on packet sequence identifiers.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module to establish multiple concurrent connections with the remote destination.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: recovering lost packets utilizing a forward error correction method to minimize retransmission of packets.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for setting data prioritization.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: determining a data type of a packet; and

assigning a transmission priority to the packet based on the determination.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further comprise code for: facilitating receipt of packets, which include first and second header information, by the local communication proxy module from the remote communication proxy module utilizing the second transmission protocol; removing the first and second header information from the received packets; and facilitating sending packets without the removed first and second header information to the local communication application module utilizing the first transmission protocol.

14. A method for remote communication, comprising:

facilitating receipt, by a local transparent communication proxy module, of streams for a specific communication and/or connection request with a remote destination from a local communication application module, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request with the remote destination in a form utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to the remote destination;

facilitating determining, by the local transparent communication proxy module, for each specific communication and/or connection request, whether to accelerate the specific communication and/or connection request, wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to a local communication proxy module, and wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is not to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to the remote destination using the first transmission protocol;

facilitating receipt, by the local communication proxy module, of streams for accelerated specific communications and/or connection requests,

adding, at the local communication proxy module, first header information comprising one or more of the following: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, or additional information related to a packet type identifier;

adding, at the local communication proxy module, second header information;

forming packets at the local communication proxy module;

facilitating sending, utilizing a second transmission protocol, the packets in real-time over a network from the local communication proxy module to a remote communication proxy module;

XORing n continuous packets and every mth packets until k, where n, m and k are determined based on packet loss and one or more round-trip times (RTTs) or based on a configuration; and

facilitating sending an XOR value in a packet following the XOR value's corresponding packets,

wherein the second transmission protocol includes a series of data packets in a window of a variable size, the variable size being a function of an available bandwidth of a network and a round-trip time,

wherein the second transmission protocol is configured to cycle the specific communication and/or connection request between a first mode of bandwidth usage and a second mode of bandwidth usage,

wherein a utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is constant in the first mode of bandwidth usage, and

wherein the utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is variable in the second mode of bandwidth usage.

15. A communication apparatus for remote communication, comprising:

means for facilitating receipt, by a local transparent communication proxy module, of streams for a specific communication and/or connection request with a remote destination from a local communication application module, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request with the remote destination in a form utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to the remote destination;

means for facilitating determining, by the local transparent communication proxy module, for each specific communication and/or connection request, whether to accelerate the specific communication and/or connection request, wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to a local communication proxy module, and wherein if it is determined that the specific communication and/or connection request is not to be accelerated, the streams for the specific communication and/or connection request are sent to the remote destination using the first transmission protocol;

means for facilitating receipt, by the local communication proxy module, of streams for accelerated specific communications and/or connection requests,

means for adding, at the local communication proxy module, first header information comprising one or more of the following: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, or additional information related to a packet type identifier;

means for adding, at the local communication proxy module, second header information;

means for forming packets at the local communication proxy module;

means for facilitating sending, utilizing a second transmission protocol, the packets in real-time over a network from the local communication proxy module to a remote communication proxy module;

means for XORing n continuous packets and every mth packets until k, where n, m and k are determined based on packet loss and one or more round-trip times (RTTs) or based on a configuration;

and means for facilitating sending an XOR value in a packet following the XOR value's corresponding packets,

wherein the second transmission protocol includes a series of data packets in a window of a variable size, the variable size being a function of an available bandwidth of a network and a round-trip time,

wherein the second transmission protocol is configured to cycle the specific communication and/or connection request between a first mode of bandwidth usage and a second mode of bandwidth usage,

wherein a utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is constant in the first mode of bandwidth usage, and

wherein the utilized bandwidth of the specific communication and/or connection request is variable in the second mode of bandwidth usage.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first transmission protocol comprises a transmission control protocol (TCP), and the second transmission protocol comprises a user datagram protocol(UDP).

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first header information comprises: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, and additional information related to a packet type identifier, and

wherein a packet type identifier comprises one of the following: a packet type for connection establishment, a packet type for packet loss recovery, and a packet type for round-trip time (RTT) measurement.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: facilitating receipt of and sorting packets from the remote communication proxy module based on packet sequence identifiers.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module to establish multiple concurrent connections with the remote destination.

21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: recovering lost packets utilizing a forward error correction method to minimize retransmission of packets.

22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising setting data prioritization.

23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: determining a data type of a packet; and assigning a transmission priority to the packet based on the determination.

24. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: facilitating receipt of packets, which include first and second header information, by the local communication proxy module from the remote communication proxy module utilizing the second transmission protocol; removing the first and second header information from the received packets; and facilitating sending packets without the removed first and second header information to the local communication application module utilizing the first transmission protocol.

25. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first transmission protocol comprises a transmission control protocol (TCP), and the second transmission protocol comprises a user datagram protocol(UDP).

26. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first header information comprises: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, and additional information related to a packet type identifier, and

wherein a packet type identifier comprises one of the following: a packet type for connection establishment, a packet type for packet loss recovery, and a packet type for round-trip time (RTT) measurement.

27. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for facilitating receipt of and sorting packets from the remote communication proxy module based on packet sequence identifiers.

28. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module.

29. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for facilitating sending hole-punching packets to the remote communication proxy module to establish multiple concurrent connections with the remote destination.

30. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for recovering lost packets utilizing a forward error correction method to minimize retransmission of packets.

31. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for setting data prioritization.

32. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for determining a data type of a packet; and means for assigning a transmission priority to the packet based on the determination.

33. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising: means for facilitating receipt of packets, which include first and second header information, by the local communication proxy module from the remote communication proxy module utilizing the second transmission protocol; means for removing the first and second header information from the received packets; and means for facilitating sending packets without the removed first and second header information to the local communication application module utilizing the first transmission protocol.

34. The communication apparatus of claim 15 , comprising one or more computers, wherein the one or more computers comprises: means for displaying information; means for processing information; the means for facilitating receipt; the means for adding first header information; the means for adding second header information; the means for forming packets; and the means for facilitating sending.

35. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the first header information comprises: a packet sequence identifier, a packet size, a packet type identifier, and additional information related to a packet type identifier, and

wherein the packet type identifier comprises one or more or all of the following: a packet type for connection establishment, a packet type for packet loss recovery, a packet type for round-trip time (RTT) measurement, a packet type for data, and a packet type for acknowledgement.

36. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions comprise code for:

facilitating receipt of a plurality of data from a remote communication application module at the remote destination;

sorting the plurality of data according to an order that is the same as an order in which the plurality of data have been sent by the remote communication application module; and

facilitating delivery of the plurality of data in the same order to the local communication application module.

37. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions comprise code for:

facilitating receipt of a plurality of data from a remote communication application module at the remote destination;

facilitating forwarding of all of the plurality of data without losing any of the plurality of data.