Method, Gateway, Proxy and System for Implementing Mobile Internet Services

• US 20130265940A1
• Filed: 01/19/2011
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Su, Yong, Huang, Dong
• Granted Patent: US 9,426,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

A method, gateway, proxy and system for implementing mobile Internet services are provided, in which an AOG receives a first register request from a terminal application proxy, and establishes a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request; receives a second register request from at least one application server and establishes a second data link with the at least one application server according to the second register request; performs application data forwarding between at least one application client in a terminal and the at least one application server through the terminal application proxy, the first and second data links. Arrangement of an AOI system between a terminal application proxy and an AOG converges a large number of data links in the present mobile Internet, lowers the network load, reduces network resource consuming of mobile Internet applications and improves the utilization performance of mobile Internet.

Claims

1. A method for implementing mobile Internet services, comprising:

receiving, by an Always Online Gateway (AOG), a first register request transmitted by a terminal application proxy, and establishing, by the AOG, a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request, wherein the terminal application proxy is configured to perform application data forwarding between at least one application client in a terminal and the AOG;

receiving, by the AOG, a second register request transmitted by at least one application server, and establishing, by the AOG, a second data link with the at least one application server according to the second register request; and

performing, by the AOG, application data forwarding between at least one application client in the terminal and the at least one application server, through the terminal application proxy, the first data link and the second data link.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing, by the AOG, application data forwarding between at least one application client in the terminal and the at least one application server, through the terminal application proxy, the first data link and the second data link comprises:

receiving, by the AOG, a first application data packet of at least one application client in the terminal through the first data link, wherein the first application data packet is forwarded by the terminal application proxy, and the first application data packet is encapsulated under an Always Online Protocol (AOP), and contains an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number of the terminal and an application Identity (ID) number; and

forwarding the first application data packet to a corresponding application server through the second data link according to the ID number.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing, by the AOG, application data forwarding between at least one application client in the terminal and the at least one application server, through the terminal application proxy, the first data link and the second data link comprises:

receiving, by the AOG, a second application data packet transmitted by the at least one application server through the second data link, wherein the second application data packet is encapsulated under the AOP and contains a terminal number and an application ID number; and

forwarding the second application data packet through the first data link according to the terminal number, to the terminal application proxy, which forwards the second application data packet to a corresponding application client according to the ID number.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

before forwarding the second application data packet through the first data link according to the terminal number, to the terminal application proxy,

transmitting, by the AOG, a wakeup message to the terminal application proxy, which establishes the first data link with the AOG according to the wakeup message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the forwarding the application data by the AOG comprises:

forwarding, by the AOG, the application data according to a priority of the application data.

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein the forwarding the application data by the AOG comprises:

forwarding, by the AOG, the application data according to a priority of the application data.

15. The method according to claim 3, wherein the forwarding the application data by the AOG comprises:

forwarding, by the AOG, the application data according to a priority of the application data.

16. The method according to claim 4, wherein the forwarding the application data by the AOG comprises:

forwarding, by the AOG, the application data according to a priority of the application data.

6. A method for implementing mobile Internet services, comprising:

registering, by a terminal application proxy, at least one application client in a terminal;

obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an Always Online Gateway (AOG), to which a terminal user belongs, from an AOG Domain Name System (DNS);

transmitting a first register request containing the IP address to the AOG, which establishes a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request; and

performing, through the first data link, application data forwarding between at least one application client in the terminal and the AOG, which forwards the application data to the corresponding application server through a second data link established between the AOG and a corresponding application server.

7. A gateway for mobile Internet services, comprising:

a data link establishing module, configured to receive a first register request transmitted by a terminal application proxy and establish a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request, wherein the terminal application proxy is configured to perform application data forwarding between at least one application client in a terminal and the gateway; and

to receive a second register request transmitted by at least one application server and establish a second data link with the at least one application server according to the second register request; and

an application data transfer module, configured to perform application data forwarding between the at least one application client in the terminal and the at least one application server through the terminal application proxy, the first data link and the second data link.

8. The gateway according to claim 7, wherein the application data transfer module comprises:

an application data receiving unit, configured to receive a first application data packet of at least one application client in the terminal through the first data link, wherein the first application data packet is forwarded by the terminal application proxy, and the first application data packet is encapsulated under an Always Online Protocol (AOP), and contains an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number of the terminal and an application Identity (ID) number; and

an application data forwarding unit, configured to forward the first application data packet to a corresponding application server through the second data link according to the ID number.

9. The gateway according to claim 8,

wherein the application data receiving unit is further configured to, through the second data link, receive a second application data packet transmitted by the at least one application server, the second application data packet is encapsulated under the AOP and contains a terminal number and an application ID number, and

wherein the application data forwarding unit is further configured to forward the second application data packet through the first data link according to the terminal number, to the terminal application proxy, which forwards the second application data packet to a corresponding application client according to the ID number.

10. The gateway according to claim 8, wherein the application data transfer module further comprises:

a wakeup unit, configured, before the application data forwarding unit forwards the second application data packet to the terminal application proxy through the first data link according to the terminal number, to transmit a wakeup message to the terminal application proxy, which establishes the first data link with the gateway according to the wakeup message.

17. The gateway according to claim 9, wherein the application data transfer module further comprises:

a wakeup unit, configured, before the application data forwarding unit forwards the second application data packet to the terminal application proxy through the first data link according to the terminal number, to transmit a wakeup message to the terminal application proxy, which establishes the first data link with the gateway according to the wakeup message.

11. A terminal application proxy of mobile Internet services, comprising:

an application client register unit, configured to register at least one application client in a terminal;

an address information obtaining unit, configured to obtain an IP address of an AOG, to which a terminal user belongs, from an AOG DNS;

a register request transmitting unit, configured to transmit a first register request containing the IP address to the AOG, which establishes a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request; and

a data forwarding unit, configured to perform, through the first data link, application data forwarding between at least one application client in the terminal and the AOG, which forwards the application data to the corresponding application server through a second data link established between the AOG and a corresponding application server.

12. A system for mobile Internet services, comprising a terminal application proxy and an Always Online Gateway (AOG),

wherein the terminal application proxy is configured to register at least one application client in a terminal and to transmit a first register request to the AOG, and

wherein the AOG is configured to receive the first register request transmitted by the terminal application proxy and establish a first data link with the terminal application proxy according to the first register request;

to receive a second register request transmitted by at least one application server and establish a second data link with the at least one application server according to the second register request; and

to perform application data forwarding between the at least one application client in the terminal and the at least one application server through the terminal application proxy, the first data link and the second data link.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising:

an AOG Domain Name System (DNS), configured to provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an AOG, to which a terminal user belongs, to the terminal application proxy.