OPTIMIZATION OF MOBILE TRAFFIC DIRECTED TO PRIVATE NETWORKS AND OPERATOR CONFIGURABILITY THEREOF

• US 20130145017A1
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,918,503 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0205 at the air interface dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/53 based on regulatory allocation policies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for optimization of mobile traffic directed to private networks and operator configurability thereof are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method, which may be implemented on a system, for identifying a network accessed by mobile traffic at a mobile device, identifying an operator of the network, and/or determining whether the mobile traffic is directed towards a private or public network. In response to determining that the mobile traffic is directed towards a private network, determining whether the private network is owned by or operated by the operator. Optimization of the mobile traffic is performed based on policies set by the operator. In general, the system maintains and/or enforces different sets of policies regarding mobile traffic optimization set by different and multiple operators.

Claims

1. A method of optimizing mobile traffic, the method, comprising:

identifying a network accessed by mobile traffic at a mobile device;

identifying an operator of the network;

determining whether the mobile traffic is directed towards a private or public network.

in response to determining that the mobile traffic is directed towards a private network, determining whether the private network is owned by or operated by the operator.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to determining that the mobile traffic is directed towards the public network, optimizing the mobile traffic for mobile device battery conservation or network resource conservation if directed towards the public network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to detecting that the mobile traffic is directed to the private network, determining whether the private network is owned by or operated by the operator.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising, optimizing the mobile traffic in response to determining that the private network is owned by or operated by the operator.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, intercepting the mobile traffic in order to optimize the mobile traffic.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, the traffic is intercepted by a local proxy on the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein, the optimization is performed by the local proxy and/or a proxy server coupled to the local proxy remote from the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes batching requests originated from the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes categorization based on foreground or background traffic.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes prioritization of the traffic based on time criticality.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes alignment or delay of polling requests from the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes monitoring of application behavior on the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes optimizing the traffic based on user behavior at the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes content caching at the mobile device to decrease future traffic requests from network access.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein, the network accessed by the mobile traffic is a cellular network.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein, the network accessed by the mobile traffic is a WIFI network.

17. A system for optimizing mobile traffic over a network, the method, comprising:

means for, identifying the network accessed by mobile traffic;

means for, identifying an operator of the network;

means for, determining whether the mobile traffic is directed towards a private or public network;

wherein, optimization of the mobile traffic is performed based on policies set by the operator.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising, means for, determining whether the private network is owned by or operated by the operator.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising, means for, optimizing the mobile traffic if the mobile traffic in response to determining that the private network is owned or operated by the operator.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein, the policies set by the operator include policies for mobile traffic directed towards the private network.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein, the policies set by the operator include policies for mobile traffic directed towards the public network.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein, the policies set by the operator are configurable and reconfigurable.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein, the network is a 3G network.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein, the network is a 4G network.

25. The system of claim 17, wherein, the network is a WiMax network.

26. A method for optimizing mobile traffic sent from a mobile device connected to a WIFI network, the method, comprising:

optimizing outbound mobile traffic directed to public networks from the mobile device;

wherein, the outbound mobile traffic directed to the public networks is send via the WIFI network;

optimizing outbound mobile traffic directed to a private network;

wherein, the outbound mobile traffic directed to the private network is send via the WIFI network;

wherein, the private network is also owned or operated by an operator of the WIFI network via which the mobile traffic is sent.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein, the optimizing is performed by the local proxy and/or a proxy server coupled to the local proxy remote from the mobile device.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising, determining an operator of the WIFI network.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein, the optimization is performed in accordance with policies set by the operator.

30. The method of claim 26, further comprising, maintaining and enforcing different sets of policies regarding mobile traffic optimization set by different and multiple operators.