System for improved traffic handling in a network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsNiamh Barrett, Johan Kölhi, Dan Mathiasen
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Abstract
There is provided a system comprising a user device, a network and a service provider, wherein the user device communicates with a server operated by the service provider using the network. The system is arranged such that in response to receipt of user input requesting initiation of communication with the service provider, the user device sends a policy enforcement request to policy contact point in the network. The system is further arranged such that the network receives the policy enforcement request at the policy contact point and applies at least one policy rule to the communication between the user device and the service provider.
Claims22
A system comprising a user device, a network, and a service provider, wherein the user device communicates with a server operated by the service provider using the network, the system arranged such that:
- in response to receipt of a user input requesting initiation of communication with the service provider:
- the user device retrieves at least one policy rule from the service provider;
- and
- upon retrieval of the at least one policy rule, the user device sends a policy enforcement request to a policy contact point in the network, wherein an address of the policy contact point in the network is retrieved from a Domain Name System (DNS) server by the user device;
- and
- the policy contact point receives the policy enforcement request and applies the at least one policy rule to the communication between the user device and the service provider.
A user device arranged to communicate with a service provider using a network, wherein the user device is arranged to:
- receive, by a transceiver, a user input requesting initiation of communication with the service provider;
- in response thereto, retrieve at least one policy rule from the service provider;
- and
- upon retrieval of the at least one policy rule, send, by the transceiver, a policy enforcement request to a policy contact point in the network to apply the at least one policy rule to the communication between the user device and the service provider, wherein an address of the policy contact point in the network is retrieved from a Domain Name System (DNS) server by the user device, and wherein the application of the at least one policy rule in response to the sent policy enforcement request facilitates efficient delivery of a service to the user device, which enhances a quality of experience of a user.
A method, in a user device, arranged to communicate with a service provider using a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input requesting initiation of communication with the service provider;
- in response thereto, retrieving at least one policy rule from the service provider;
- and
- upon retrieving the at least one policy rule, sending a policy enforcement request to a policy contact point in the network to apply the at least one policy rule to the communication between the user device and the service provider, wherein an address of the policy contact point in the network is retrieved from a Domain Name System (DNS) server by the user device, and wherein the application of the at least one policy rule in response to the sent policy enforcement request facilitates efficient delivery of a service to the user device, which enhances a quality of experience of a user.
A network comprising a policy contact point, the policy contact point comprising a processor, wherein the processor is arranged to:
- obtain a policy enforcement request from a user device, the policy enforcement request comprising at least one policy rule;
- verify authenticity of the policy enforcement request;
- and
- apply, in response to an authentic policy enforcement request, the at least one policy rule received in the policy enforcement request to communicate between the user device and a service provider, wherein the at least one policy rule is updated during the communication between the user device and the service provider, based on change in network conditions.
A method in a policy contact point, the policy contact point comprising a node within a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a policy enforcement request from a user device, the policy enforcement request comprising at least one policy rule;
- verifying authenticity of the policy enforcement request;
- and
- applying, in response to an authentic policy enforcement request, the at least one policy rule received in the policy enforcement request to communicate between the user device and a service provider, wherein the at least one policy rule is updated during the communication between the user device and the service provider, based on change in network conditions.
A service provider arranged to:
- receive, via a network interface, a policy request from a user device;
- and
- in response to the reception of the policy request, reply, via the network interface, with a digitally signed policy comprising at least one policy rule to apply the at least one policy rule to a communication between the user device and the service provider, wherein the application of the at least one policy rule facilitates efficient delivery of a service to the user device thereby enhancing a quality of experience of a user, and wherein the at least one policy rule is updated during the communication between the user device and the service provider, based on change in network conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.