Enhanced roaming services and converged carrier networks with device assisted services and a proxy
First Claim
1. A method of operating a multiple wireless network service system, the method comprising:
- configuring one or more elements in each of a first and a second wireless provider access network to allow each of an identified plurality of wireless end-user devices, operable on both the first and second wireless provider access networks, to connect through the wireless provider access networks to one or more proxy servers;
configuring a respective service processor on each of the plurality of wireless end-user devices to, when the device having a respective service processor is connected to the first wireless provider access network and when that device is connected to the second wireless provider access network, communicate data traffic for a given Internet data service with the one or more proxy servers;
providing a service policy to the one or more proxy servers to control the use of the given Internet data service by each of the wireless end-user devices; and
configuring the one or more proxy servers to accept connections from each of the plurality of wireless end-user devices, and to, when connected to one of the wireless end-user devices, provide the given Internet data service to that wireless end-user device subject to the service policy.
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Abstract
A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising providing at least a portion of a device policy to the wireless device, wherein the device policy is configured to assist in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in a service usage activity classification, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over the wireless access network based on information identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination; detecting, at the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; and applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of operating a multiple wireless network service system, the method comprising:
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configuring one or more elements in each of a first and a second wireless provider access network to allow each of an identified plurality of wireless end-user devices, operable on both the first and second wireless provider access networks, to connect through the wireless provider access networks to one or more proxy servers; configuring a respective service processor on each of the plurality of wireless end-user devices to, when the device having a respective service processor is connected to the first wireless provider access network and when that device is connected to the second wireless provider access network, communicate data traffic for a given Internet data service with the one or more proxy servers; providing a service policy to the one or more proxy servers to control the use of the given Internet data service by each of the wireless end-user devices; and configuring the one or more proxy servers to accept connections from each of the plurality of wireless end-user devices, and to, when connected to one of the wireless end-user devices, provide the given Internet data service to that wireless end-user device subject to the service policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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