Data bundling and fast dormancy based upon intelligent application learning

• US 9,167,618 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2010
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brisebois, Arthur Richard, Tong, Yonghui
• Primary Examiner(s): Parry, Chris
• Assistant Examiner(s): STILTNER, WEIWEI YE
• Application Number:
  US12/947,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20120124196A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,799 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-226, 455/343.1, 717140-168
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0264 by selectively disabling software applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/25 Maintenance of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/38 triggered by timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/12 Access point controller devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system and methodology that performs data bundling and controls fast dormancy based on application monitoring and classification is provided. Moreover, the system provides a balance between saving battery power of a user equipment (UE) and reducing signaling and processing load in a radio resource controller (RRC). Specifically, the system observes data flow related behavior of applications on the UE. On receiving a first data flow request, an arrival time of a next data flow request is predicted based on an analysis of the behavior, and the system determines whether the two data flows can be bundled together and transmitted over a single connection. Additionally, on completion of the first data flow, the arrival time of the next data flow request is predicted based on the analysis, and the system determines whether a fast dormancy timer can be disabled to transmit the next data flow over the current connection.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

determining characteristic data associated with applications of the mobile device;

subsequent to determining that a first data flow associated with a first application of the applications has been completed, determining, based on the characteristic data, timing data indicative of an arrival time associated with receiving request data indicative of a request for a second data flow associated with a second application of the applications; and

in response to determining that the arrival time is within a time period between a first expiration of a first timer implemented by the mobile device and a second expiration of a second timer implemented by a radio network controller device, delaying the first expiration of the first timer, wherein the first timer and the second timer are employed to transition the mobile device to an idle state that facilitates a disconnection of a radio resource connection link employed to transmit the first data flow.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the time period is a first time period and the determining the characteristic data comprises monitoring a set of respective data flows associated with the applications during a second time period.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data associated with the applications based on an analysis of the set of respective data flows, and wherein the profile data is indicative of respective sets of profile keys relating to the applications.

4. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the respective sets of profile keys comprise packet size data associated with the set of respective data flows.

5. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the respective sets of profile keys comprise frequency of use data associated with the applications.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the arrival time is not within the time period and that the first timer has expired, facilitating a transition of the mobile device to the idle state.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the delaying comprises delaying the first expiration in response to determining that the first data flow is classified as an interactive data flow that is received subsequent to receiving input data.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the delaying comprises delaying the first expiration in response to verifying, based on the characteristic data, that the first data flow has not been classified as a random data flow.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the timing data is first timing data, the arrival time is a first arrival time, the request data is second request data, the request is a second request, and the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving first request data indicative of a first request for the first data flow, determining, based on the characteristic data, second timing data indicative of a second arrival time associated with receiving a third request for a third data flow associated with a third application of the applications.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the second arrival time satisfied a defined timing criterion, determining that the first data flow is to be bundled with the third data flow to facilitate a transmission of the first data flow and the third data flow between the mobile device and an access point device via the radio resource connection link.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the determining that the first data flow is to be bundled with the third data flow, delaying a transmission of information associated with the first data flow until a third request for the third data flow has been received.

12. A method, comprising:

monitoring, by a mobile device comprising a processor, communication between applications of the mobile device and an access point device of a wireless communication network to facilitate a determination of application profile data;

based on the application profile data, determining, by the mobile device, timing data indicative of an arrival time of a next data flow after a completion of a data flow; and

in response to determining the completion of the data flow and based on the timing data, disabling, by the mobile device, a first timer implemented by the mobile device, wherein the disabling comprises disabling the first timer in response to determining that the arrival time of the next data flow is between a first expiration time of the first timer and a second expiration time of a second timer implemented by a radio network controller device,

wherein the first timer and the second timer are employed to transition the mobile device to an idle state that facilitates a disconnection of a radio resource connection link that has been employed to transmit the data flow.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

based on the monitoring, determining, by the mobile device, the profile data associated with the applications that comprises information relating to an inter-arrival time between respective communication sessions associated with the applications.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

in response to determining that the arrival time is not between the first expiration time and the second expiration time and determining that the first timer has expired, facilitating, by the mobile device, a transition of the mobile device to the idle state.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

based on the monitoring, determining, by the mobile device, the profile data associated with the applications that comprises payload information relating to a packet size of a set of data packets transmitted during the communication.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

based on the monitoring, determining, by the mobile device, the profile data associated with the applications that comprises session duration information relating to durations of respective communication sessions associated with the applications.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

based on the monitoring, determining, by the mobile device, the profile data associated with the applications that comprises frequency of use data relating to the applications.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a mobile device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

determining historical data representing data flow-related activity of applications of the mobile device;

in response to determining that a first transmission of first data between a first application of the applications and an access point device of a wireless communication network has been performed, determining, based on the historical data, timing data associated with a request for a second transmission of second data between a second application of the applications and the access point device; and

in response to determining based on the timing data that the request is received subsequent to a first expiration of a first timer of the mobile device and prior to a second expiration of a second timer of a controller device of a radio access network, delaying the first expiration of the first timer, wherein the first timer and the second timer are employed to transition the mobile device to an idle state that facilitates disconnection of a radio resource connection link that has been utilized for the first transmission.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the first timer has expired and that the request is not received subsequent to the first expiration of the first timer and prior to the second expiration of the second timer, facilitating a transition of the mobile device to the idle state.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the historical data comprises payload information relating to a packet size of a set of data packets communicated between the applications and the access point device.