Systems and methods for adjusting a congestion window value of a content delivery network

A content delivery network (CDN) networking device comprising:

• at least one communication port for receiving a request for content from a client device, the request comprising an identification of the content;
• a processing device;
• and
• a computer-readable medium connected to the processing device configured to store information and instructions that, when executed by the processing device, performs the operations of:
• setting an initial congestion window (CWND) value for a communication session with the client device providing information to the client device;
• accessing a database of content information to determine a type of requested content based at least on the identification of the content received from the client device;
• resetting the initial CWND value for the communication session with the client device based at least on the content type from the database of content information;
• and
• providing a portion of the requested content to the client device over the at least one communication port based at least on the reset initial CWND.

A content delivery network (CDN) comprising:

• a first content server configured to:
• set a congestion window (CWND) value for a first communication session between the client device and the first content server;
• control the CWND value during a duration of the first communication session based at least on a detected congestion on a connection between the client device and the first content server;
• receive a request for CWND statistics from the client device comprising one or more controlled CWND values;
• and
• transmit the CWND statistics to the client device;
• and
• a second content server configured to:
• receive a request for content at the second content server from the client device, the request comprising an identification of the content and the CWND statistics;
• and
• set an initial CWND value for a second communication session between the client device and the second content server based at least on the received CWND statistics.