Application and/or server stability in signaling optimization in a wireless network for traffic utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols

• US 9,942,341 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2014
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Fleming, Michael, Kokhanovskyi, Andrii, Nirantar, Abhay, Batlivala, Nariman D., Backholm, Ari, Hu, Huajie, Wei, Jie
• Primary Examiner(s): Osman, Ramy M
• Application Number:
  US14/474,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,317 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• 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 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for signaling optimization in a wireless network utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols. A first connection is established between an application on a mobile device and a local proxy on the mobile device, a second connection is established between the local proxy and a proxy server not located on the mobile device, and a third connection is established between the proxy server and a content server. A byte stream between client and server is communicated between the client and the server via the first, second, and third connections. The mobile device performs signaling optimization to optimize traffic over the second connection.

Claims

1. A method for signaling optimization in a wireless network utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols, the method comprising:

establishing a first connection between a client application on a mobile device and a local proxy on the mobile device, wherein the first connection comprises a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session;

establishing a second connection between the local proxy and a proxy server not located on the mobile device, wherein the second connection comprises a second TCP session;

establishing a third connection between the proxy server and a server in a wireless network, wherein the third connection comprises a third TCP session;

communicating a byte stream between the client application and the server via the first, second, and third TCP sessions;

identifying a pattern of communication within the byte stream using the local proxy wherein the local proxy is unaware of an underlying protocol;

in response to identifying the pattern of communication within the byte stream, tearing down the second TCP session; and

replaying the pattern of communication to the client application on behalf of the server using the local proxy.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the byte stream being communicated between the client application and the server includes at least one of:

session traffic, signaling traffic, and streaming data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the pattern of communication within the byte stream comprises identifying a repeated communication involving the client application and the server.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the repeated communication includes a transaction between the client application and the server.

5. The method of claim 1 including detecting that the pattern of communication between the client application and server has changed, and, in response to detecting that the pattern of communication has changed, re-establishing the second connection between the local proxy and the proxy server and suspending a generation of traffic on behalf of the client application and server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the server is at least one of a messaging server, an application server, and a content server.

7. A system for signaling optimization in a wireless network utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols, the system comprising:

a mobile device that includes a client application and a local proxy, the client application and local proxy connected by a first connection, wherein the first connection comprises a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session;

a proxy server not located on the mobile device and connected to the local proxy by a second connection, wherein the second connection comprises a second TCP session; and

a server in a wireless network and connected to the proxy server by a third connection, wherein;

the third connection comprises a third TCP session;

a byte stream is communicated between the client application and the server via the first, second, and third TCP sessions;

the local proxy is unaware of an underlying protocol;

the local proxy identifies a pattern of communication within the byte stream, responds by tearing down the second TCP session, and replays the pattern of communication to the client application on behalf of the server.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the byte stream being communicated between the client application and the server includes at least one of:

session traffic, signaling traffic, and streaming data.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein identifying the pattern of communication within the byte stream comprises identifying a repeated communication involving the client application and the server.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the repeated communication includes a transaction between the client application and the server.

11. The system of claim 7 including detecting that a pattern of communication between the client application and server has changed, and, in response to detecting that the pattern of communication has changed, re-establishing the second connection between the local proxy and the proxy server and suspending a generation of traffic on behalf of the client application and server.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the server is at least one of a messaging server, an application server, and a content server.

13. A computer program product for signaling optimization in a wireless network utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therewith, the computer readable code comprising;

computer readable program code configured for;

establishing a first connection between a client application on a mobile device and a local proxy on the mobile device, wherein the first connection comprises a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session;

establishing a second connection between the local proxy and a proxy server not located on the mobile device, wherein the second connection comprises a second TCP session;

establishing a third connection between the proxy server and a server in a wireless network, wherein the third connection comprises a third TCP session;

communicating a byte stream between the client application and the server via the first, second, and third TCP sessions;

identifying a pattern of communication within the byte stream using the local proxy wherein the local proxy is unaware of an underlying protocol;

in response to identifying the pattern of communication within the byte stream, tearing down the second TCP session; and

replaying the pattern of communication to the client application on behalf of the server using the local proxy.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the byte stream being communicated between the client application and the server includes at least one of:

session traffic, signaling traffic, and streaming data.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the server is at least one of a messaging server, an application server, and a content server.