METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AN APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN IP FLOW USING DNS DATA
First Claim
1. A method of handling application data associated with IP flows traveling between a plurality of mobiles and a network element in a communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a network element, one or more domain name system (DNS) packets being sent to one or more mobiles from among of the plurality of mobiles; and
building, at the network element, a mapping table mapping one or more IP addresses, respectively, to corresponding application information, based on mapping information within the one or more DNS packets received at the network element.
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Abstract
A method of identifying application data associated with IP flows traveling between a plurality of mobiles and a network element in a communications network includes receiving, at a network element, one or more domain name system (DNS) packets being sent to one or more mobiles from among of the plurality of mobiles; and building, at the network element, a mapping table mapping one or more IP addresses, respectively, to corresponding application information, based on mapping information within the one or more DNS packets received at the network element.
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1. A method of handling application data associated with IP flows traveling between a plurality of mobiles and a network element in a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a network element, one or more domain name system (DNS) packets being sent to one or more mobiles from among of the plurality of mobiles; and building, at the network element, a mapping table mapping one or more IP addresses, respectively, to corresponding application information, based on mapping information within the one or more DNS packets received at the network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network apparatus for identifying application data associated with IP flows traveling between a plurality of mobiles and the network apparatus in a communications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a data receiving unit; a data transmitting unit; a memory unit configured to store parameters corresponding with a plurality mobiles in communication with the network element; and a processing unit coupled to the data transmitting unit, the data receiving unit, and the memory unit and configured to control operations including, receiving one or more domain name system (DNS) packets being sent to one or more mobiles from among the plurality of mobiles; and building a mapping table mapping one or more IP addresses, respectively, to corresponding application information, based on mapping information within the one or more DNS packets received at the network apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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