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Scripting for implementing policy-based traffic steering and management

  • US 10,091,049 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2013
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing network communications, comprising:

  • receiving a script at a traffic manager module over a management plane of a packet core;

    interpreting the script at the traffic manager module to identify a traffic management policy, wherein interpreting the script at the traffic manager module comprises loading a protocol driver defined by the script at the traffic manager module;

    dynamically modifying at least one aspect of a proxy connection over a bearer plane of the packet core at the traffic manager module based on the identified traffic management policy, wherein dynamically modifying the at least one aspect of the proxy connection comprises using the protocol driver to communicate with one or more network devices based on the script; and

    performing, based at least in part on the script, an application layer content inspection on a message associated with the proxy connection over the bearer plane;

    wherein the protocol driver is loaded based at least in part on the application layer content inspection.

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