PROVIDING TRIGGER BASED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A gateway in a communication network comprising:
- a proxy instance residing in the gateway that inspects packets for one or more triggers;
a session manager residing in the gateway that sends information relating to a trigger to a policy function and receives information regarding quality of service and traffic management; and
an inline service residing in the gateway that negotiates a session with a mobile node to set quality of service and manages packet flow in a session.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing trigger based dynamic changes to a packet flow in a communication network are described. The trigger based dynamic changes can include upgrading and downgrading quality of service (QoS), processing the packet flow, and providing services to the packet flow. These changes can be provided by inspecting packets at a gateway for trigger conditions and setting up a proxy instance for the packet flows. The proxy can coordinate QoS changes and management of packet flows. The triggers can be based on the destination of the packet, for example, the uniform resource locator (URL) and/or by the services (e.g., email, video, messaging) that the subscriber is accessing. The triggers can also be based on the identity of the user or agreements a provider might have with an operator of network equipment for users accessing the provider'"'"'s website.
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10 Claims
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1. A gateway in a communication network comprising:
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a proxy instance residing in the gateway that inspects packets for one or more triggers; a session manager residing in the gateway that sends information relating to a trigger to a policy function and receives information regarding quality of service and traffic management; and an inline service residing in the gateway that negotiates a session with a mobile node to set quality of service and manages packet flow in a session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving packets at a gateway in a communication network; inspecting the packets to detect a trigger; if a trigger is detected in a packet, modifying the packet to pass a packet flow from a mobile node through an inline service; sending trigger information to a policy function to determine quality of service and traffic management procedures to implement; and providing a level of service specified by the policy function to the packet flow through the inline service. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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