Data bundling and fast dormancy based upon intelligent application learning

• US 9,942,853 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2017
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• 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:
  US15/484,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20170223633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 364 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-226
• 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

Data bundling and fast dormancy controls are provided based on application monitoring and classification. Moreover, a balance is enabled between saving battery power of a user equipment (UE) and reducing signaling and processing load in a radio resource controller (RRC). For instance, a system can observe 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 system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

based on characteristic data indicative of a characteristic of a first application of a first device that is associated with a first data flow, determining timing data indicative of an arrival time for receiving request data indicative of a request for a second data flow associated with a second application of the first device; 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 first device and a second expiration of a second timer implemented by a second device, delaying the first expiration of the first timer, wherein the first timer and the second timer transition the first device to an idle state that facilitates a disconnection of a communication link associated with the first data flow.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining the timing data comprises determining the timing data in response to determining that the first data flow satisfies a defined criterion.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the time period is a first time period, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the characteristic data by monitoring data flows associated with the first application during a second time period.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the time period is a first time period, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of profile keys associated with the first application by analyzing data flows associated with the first application during a second time period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the time period is a first time period, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of a profile key associated with packetized data for data flows associated with the first application by analyzing the data flows during a second time period.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the time period is a first time period, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of profile keys that comprise frequency of use data associated with the first application by analyzing data flows associated with the first application during a second time period.

7. The system 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 first device to the idle state.

8. The system 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 does not satisfy a defined criterion.

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

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

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

in response to determining that the second arrival time satisfies a defined criterion, combining the first data flow with the third data flow.

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

in response to the determining that the second arrival time satisfies the defined criterion, delaying a transmission of information associated with the first data flow until the second request for the third data flow is received.

12. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, timing data indicative of an arrival time of a first data flow after completion of a second data flow based on data associated with an application of a first device; and

based on the timing data, disabling, by the system, a first timer implemented by the first device in response to determining that the arrival time of the first data flow is between a first expiration time of the first timer and a second expiration time of a second timer implemented by a second device, wherein the first timer and the second timer are employable to transition the first device to an idle state that facilitates a disconnection of a connection link for transmitting the second data flow.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the timing data comprises determining the timing data based on profile data indicative of a behavior profile for the application of the first device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

monitoring, by the system, a communication between the application and a second device; and

based on the monitoring, determining, by the system, the profile data for the application.

15. 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 system, a transition of the first device to the idle state.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining, by the system, payload information indicative of a packet size of a data packet transmitted during a communication between the first device and a third device.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining, by the system, frequency of use data indicative of a frequency of use of the data associated with the application.

18. A machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

determining, based on activity data indicative of activities related to a first application for a first device that is associated with a first transmission of first data, timing data for a request for a second transmission of second data associated with a second application for the first device; and

in response to determining based on the timing data that the request is received between a first expiration of a first timer of the first device and a second expiration of a second timer of a second device, delaying the first expiration of the first timer, wherein the first timer and the second timer transition the first device to an idle state that facilitates disconnection of a connection link associated with the first transmission.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that the first timer has expired, facilitating a transition of the first device to the idle state.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining payload information indicative of a packet size of a data packet transmitted between the first application and a third device.