Optimizing static dictionary usage for signal compression and for hypertext transfer protocol compression in a wireless network

• US 8,868,788 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2011
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stafford, Matthew, Kwong, Kennie Y., Wuthnow, Mark S., Rosenberg, William
• Primary Examiner(s): GOLDBERG, ANDREW C
• Application Number:
  US13/079,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20110176491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1
• US Class Current: 709/247
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC

Abstract

A method includes receiving a registration request including a first dictionary definition. The registration request is associated with user equipment. The method includes transmitting to the user equipment a response including a second dictionary definition. The method includes transmitting subsequent messages to the user equipment if the first and second dictionary definitions agree, the subsequent messages being compressed using the first static dictionary.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first server, an uncompressed session initiation protocol registration request including an indicator of a first version of a static dictionary, the uncompressed session initiation protocol registration request being sent by user equipment;

transmitting to the user equipment a session initiation protocol response including an authentication challenge and an indication that the first version and a second version of the static dictionary are available;

receiving, by the first server, a compressed session initiation protocol registration request in response to the authentication challenge, the compressed session initiation protocol registration request including authentication credentials and being compressed according to the first version of the static dictionary; and

transmitting subsequent messages to the user equipment compressed using the first version of the dictionary; and

transmitting, by the first server to the user equipment, a session initiation protocol message that informs the user equipment of an address of a second server configured to provide the second static dictionary to the user equipment,

wherein the first server is included in a first network associated with a first service provider and the second server is included in a second network associated with a second service provider, the second service provider being different from the first service provider.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating by the first server a Message Session Relay Protocol session including the transmission to the user equipment via a third server included in the first network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a message to the user equipment by a third server included in the first network,

the message including identification information for the second server.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the static dictionary is an Open Mobile Alliance presence dictionary.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the response is transmitted to the user equipment by a proxy-call session control function.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a proxy call session control function forwards the compressed session initiation protocol registration request to an internet protocol multimedia subsystem core.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the subsequent messages include a message indicating that the user equipment is authenticated.