Wireless handset connectivity time optimization

• US 8,655,326 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2009
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Ait-Ameur, Samir
• Primary Examiner(s): BALAOING, ARIEL A
• Application Number:
  US12/540,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20110039526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,650 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/418, 709/229, 709/203, 713/201
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A system includes a user device configured to communicate with an application server over a network. A plurality of network elements are in communication with one another over the network, and each of the plurality of network elements have at least one parameter representative of network behavior. An adaptive server is in communication with the user device, the application server, and at least one of the network elements. The adaptive server is configured to estimate a connectivity time with the application server based on the parameter.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a user device configured to communicate with an application server over a network;

a plurality of network elements in communication with one another over the network, each of said plurality of network elements having at least one parameter representative of network behavior; and

an adaptive server in communication with said user device and at least one of said network elements, said adaptive server configured to estimate a connectivity time for establishing a connection between said user device and the application server, wherein the connectivity time is based on the at least one parameter and wherein said adaptive server is configured to transmit the estimated connectivity time to the application server with an instruction for the application server to allow said user device at least the estimated connectivity time to establish the connection with the application server.

2. A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said adaptive server includes an estimator module configured to receive the at least one parameter from at least one of said plurality of network elements and estimate the connectivity time based on the at least one parameter.

3. A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said adaptive server includes a manager module configured to prioritize connections to the application server based on the estimated connectivity time received from said estimator module.

4. A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said adaptive server includes a status manager module configured to log successful and failed connections to the application server.

5. A system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said adaptive server includes a service failure analyzer module configured to log a failed connectivity attempt and identify a cause of the failed connectivity attempt.

6. A system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said estimator module is configured to estimate the connectivity time based at least in part on the cause of the failed connectivity attempt identified by said service failure analyzer module.

7. A system as set forth in claim 5, further comprising a failure repository database configured to receive a record of the failed connectivity attempt logged by said service failure analyzer module.

8. A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said adaptive server includes a performance categorizer module configured to receive said at least one parameter of said at least one of said plurality of network elements.

28. A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the adaptive server is configured to receive a timeout error from the application server after the estimated connectivity time has elapsed, and wherein the adaptive server is configured to adjust the estimated connectivity time.

29. A system as set forth in claim 28, wherein the adaptive server is configured to transmit the adjusted estimated connectivity time to the application server with an instruction for the application server to allow said user device at least the adjusted estimated connectivity time to establish the connection with the application server.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a computing device including a non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying computer-executable instructions configured to implement;

an estimator module in communication with at least one of a plurality of network elements and configured to receive at least one parameter from the at least one of the plurality of network elements and to estimate a connectivity time for establishing a connection with an application server, wherein the connectivity time is based on the at least one parameter; and

a manager module in communication with said estimator module and configured to prioritize connections to the application server based on the estimated connectivity time received from said estimator module,

wherein the computing device is configured to transmit the estimated connectivity time to the application server with an instruction for the application server to allow at least the estimated connectivity time to establish the connection with the application server.

10. An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a status manager module configured to log successful and failed connections to the application server.

11. An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a service failure analyzer module configured to log a failed connectivity attempt and identify a cause of the failed connectivity attempt.

12. An apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said estimator module is configured to estimate the connectivity time based at least in part on the cause of the failed connectivity attempt identified by said service failure analyzer module.

13. An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a performance categorizer module configured to receive the at least one parameter of the at least one of the plurality of network elements.

14. A method comprising:

receiving at least one parameter of at least one of a plurality of network elements at an adaptive server, wherein the at least one parameter is indicative of network behavior;

estimating a connectivity time for establishing a connection between a user device and an application server with the adaptive server based on the network behavior; and

transmitting the estimated connectivity time to the application server with an instruction for the application server to allow the user device at least the estimated connectivity time to establish the connection with the application server.

15. A method as set forth in claim 14, further comprising estimating the connectivity time based on the at least one parameter received from the at least one of the plurality of network elements.

16. A method as set forth in claim 15, further comprising prioritizing connections to the application server based on the estimated connectivity time.

17. A method as set forth in claim 14, further comprising logging at least one failed connection to the application server.

18. A method as set forth in claim 17, further comprising identifying the cause of the failed connection to the application server.

19. A method as set forth in claim 18, wherein estimating the connectivity time includes estimating the connectivity time based at least in part on the cause of the failed connection to the application server.

20. A method as set forth in claim 19, further comprising transmitting a record of the failed connection to a failure repository database.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions comprising:

receiving at least one parameter of at least one of a plurality of network elements at an adaptive server, wherein the at least one parameter is indicative of network behavior;

estimating a connectivity time between a user device and an application server with the adaptive server based on the network behavior; and

transmitting the estimated connectivity time to the application server with an instruction for the application server to allow the user device at least the estimated connectivity time to establish a connection with the application server.

22. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 21, further comprising estimating the connectivity time based on the at least one parameter received from the at least one of the plurality of network elements.

23. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 22, further comprising prioritizing connections to the application server based on the estimated connectivity time.

24. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 21, further comprising logging at least one failed connection to the application server.

25. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 24, further comprising identifying the cause of the failed connection to the application server.

26. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 25, wherein estimating the connectivity time includes estimating the connectivity time based at least in part on the cause of the failed connection to the application server.

27. A computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 26, further comprising transmitting a record of the failed connection to a failure repository database.