Data bundling and fast dormancy based upon intelligent application learning

• US 9,655,166 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• 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): Tiv, Backhean
• Assistant Examiner(s): STILTNER, WEIWEI YE
• Application Number:
  US14/858,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20160014842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 606 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;

subsequent to determining that a first data flow associated with a first application from applications of a device is completed, determining, based on characteristic data indicative of characteristics of the applications, 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 from 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 device and a second expiration of a second timer implemented by another device, delaying the first expiration of the first timer, wherein the first timer and the second timer transition the 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 operations further comprise:

determining the characteristic data by monitoring data flows associated with the applications during another time period.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of profile keys associated with the applications by analyzing data flows associated with the applications during another time period.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of a profile key associated with packetized data for a data flow associated with the applications by analyzing the data flow during another time period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining profile data indicative of profile keys that comprise frequency of use data associated with the applications by analyzing data flows associated with the applications during another time period.

6. 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 device to the idle state.

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

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 classification criterion.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the characteristic data, other timing data indicative of another arrival time associated with receiving another request for a third data flow associated with a third application of the applications.

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

in response to determining that the other arrival time satisfies a defined timing criterion, determining that the first data flow is to be bundled with the third data flow.

11. The system 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 the other 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 next data flow after completion of a data flow, based on profile data indicative of a behavior profile for applications of a mobile device; and

based on the timing data, disabling, by the system, a first timer implemented by the mobile device 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 controller device, wherein the first timer and the second timer are employable to transition the mobile device to an idle state that facilitates a disconnection of a connection link for transmitting the data flow.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

monitoring, by the system, a communication between the applications and an access point device of a wireless communication network; and

based on the monitoring, determining, by the system, the profile data for 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 system, a transition of the mobile device to the idle state.

15. 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 mobile device and an access point device of a wireless communication network.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining, by the system, session duration information indicative of a duration of a communication session associated with the applications.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

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

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

in response to determining that a first transmission of first data associated with a first application of applications for a first device is performed, determining, based on activity data indicative of activities associated with the applications, timing data for a request for a second transmission of second data associated with a second application of the applications; 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 first device and prior to 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 non-transitory machine-readable storage 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 first device to the idle state.

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

determining payload information indicative of a packet size of a data packet communicated between the applications and a third device.