Cellular or WIFI mobile traffic optimization based on public or private network destination

• US 9,408,105 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2014
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Inventors: Luna, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Mian, Omer S
• Application Number:
  US14/569,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20150098334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 cellular or WIFI traffic optimization, the method, comprising:

detecting outgoing traffic from a mobile device connected to a server and subscribed to an operator of a public Internet Protocol (IP) network;

performing, at the mobile device, one of (i) optimization of the outgoing traffic based on an optimization policy set of the operator and (ii) allowing optimization of the output traffic by a remote entity of the server and based on the optimization policy set, when the outgoing traffic is directed towards the private IP network and the private IP network is owned by the operator, the optimization policy set being same for the private IP network and the public IP network,

allowing, by the mobile device, the outgoing traffic to reach the destination corresponding to the destination network address without optimization by the mobile device or the remote entity, when the outgoing traffic is directed towards the private IP network and the private IP network is not owned by the operator of the public IP network, and

receiving a response from the remote entity when the outgoing traffic is directed to the public IP network,

wherein the response to the outgoing traffic directed towards the public IP network is optimized by the remote entity based on the optimization policy set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the private network address is directed to a private IP address space;

wherein, the private IP address space is defined by RFC 1918 or RFC 4193.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote entity optimizes the response by transcoding.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote entity optimizes the response by altering a format of the response to reduce a file size thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the traffic includes a request sent over a cellular network at the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the traffic includes a request sent over a WIFI network at the mobile device.

7. A system comprising:

a mobile device connected to a server and subscribed to an operator of an public IP network; and

a remote entity on the server;

wherein the mobile device comprises;

a processor;

a memory unit having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

detect outgoing traffic directed to the server;

analyze a destination network address corresponding to the outgoing traffic to determine whether the outgoing traffic is directed towards the public IP network or a private IP network that is not publicly routable;

perform one of (i) optimization of the outgoing traffic based on an optimization policy set of the operator and (ii) allowing optimization of the output traffic, by the remote entity, based on the optimization policy set, when the outgoing traffic is directed towards the private IP network and the private IP network is owned by the operator, the optimization policy set being same for the private IP network and the public IP network,

allow the outgoing traffic to reach the destination corresponding to the destination network address without optimization by the mobile device or the remote entity, when the outgoing traffic is directed towards the private IP network and the private IP network is not owned by the operator of the public IP network, and

receive an optimized response from the remote entity when the outgoing traffic is directed to the public IP network,

wherein the response to the outgoing traffic directed towards the public IP network is optimized by the remote entity based on the optimization policy set.