Patent ID: 7286476

Claim:
A method for handling packet traffic in a data network comprising the steps of: routing outgoing network layer packet traffic associated with a network layer connection from a selected source node to a local network accelerator associated with a node which is a source of the packet traffic for a destination node, the local network accelerator running a proxy application that operates as a proxy for the node that is the source of the packet traffic; receiving, at the proxy application, intercepted packet traffic; opening two or more persistent Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) transport layer end-to-end connections in parallel over at least one physical layer connection between the local network accelerator and at least one remote network accelerator, at least the two or more persistent TCP transport layer connections servicing the selected source node; and striping the transmitting of processed packet traffic to at least one remote network accelerator associated with the destination node which is a destination of the packet traffic via at least the two or more persistent TCP transport layer connections, wherein the remote network accelerator runs another proxy application operating as a proxy for the destination node.