Retransmission systems and methods in reliable streaming protocols using connection characteristics

A computer-based system for retransmission of packet data over a client-server network architecture, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a repository configured to maintain for a particular client in the client-server network architecture a plurality of long term network connection characteristics that describe characteristics of a plurality of previous network connections between the particular client and a server, wherein the plurality of previous network connections comprise network connections, other than a current network connection where data is transferred between the particular client and the server,
• wherein the repository is further configured to store to a database the plurality of long term network connection characteristics for the particular client and client specific data not related to connection characteristics;
• a retransmission scheme module configured to determine for the particular client in the client-server network architecture an efficient retransmission scheme for retransmitting packet data based on the plurality of long term network connection characteristics maintained for the particular client;
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• a network connection module configured to retransmit packet data to the particular client according to the particular client's determined efficient retransmission scheme.

An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause said processing device to perform operations comprising:

• (a) maintaining for a particular client in the client-server network architecture a plurality of long term network connection characteristics that describe characteristics of a plurality of previous network connections between the particular client and a server, wherein the plurality of previous network connections comprise network connections, other than a current network connection where data is transferred between the particular client and the server,
• wherein the maintaining includes storing to a database the plurality of long term network connection characteristics for the particular client and client specific data not related to connection characteristics;
• (b) determining for the particular client in the client-server network architecture an efficient retransmission scheme for retransmitting packet data based on the plurality of long term network connection characteristics maintained for the particular client;
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• (c) retransmitting packet data to the particular client according to the particular client's determined efficient retransmission scheme.