Adaptation of Content Transmission in Mobile Networks
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for adapting a transmission mode of a content provided on a server to a client. The server instructs the client to automatically change from a poll mechanism to a push mechanism or vice versa depending on a parameter related to content transmission. The parameter monitored by the server can be the content publication rate, negative polling attempts by the client, or the current network load.
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27 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A method for adapting a transmission mode for transmitting a content to a client, the method comprising:
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monitoring at least one parameter related to content transmission, determining a transmission mode adaptation based on said at least one monitored parameter related to content transmission, and instructing the client how to adapt the transmission mode based on the determined transmission mode adaptation, wherein monitoring said at least one parameter related to content transmission comprises determining at least one content related parameter, wherein the transmission mode adaptation is determined taking into account said at least one content related parameter, wherein said at least one content related parameter is a content publication rate of new content at a content server on which the content is provided, wherein the transmission mode adaptation comprises adjusting a polling frequency of the client depending on the content publication rate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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- 19. The method according to clam 15, wherein monitoring said at least one parameter related to content transmission comprises monitoring a client'"'"'s polling behaviour for retrieving the content from a content server, wherein the transmission mode adaptation is determined to take into account the monitored client'"'"'s polling behaviour.
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25. A network node for adapting a transmission mode for transmitting a content to a client, comprising:
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a monitoring unit monitoring said at least one parameter related to content transmission, a transmission mode adaptation unit determining a transmission mode adaptation based on the parameter related to content transmission and instructing the client how to adapt the transmission mode based on the determined transmission mode adaptation, and a database containing information about a content publication rate of new content at a content server on which the content is provided, wherein the transmission mode adaptation unit adjusts a polling frequency of the client depending on the content publication rate. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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