Method and device for regulating flow of data transmission in a wireless network

A method for regulating at least one flow of data transmission performed by an electronic device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• monitoring a plurality of parameters associated with a plurality of applications available at the electronic device for a time period, wherein the plurality of parameters comprises at least one of:
• a type of at least one flow created between the plurality of applications running at the electronic device and a network device, a duration spent by the plurality of applications running at the electronic device in one of foreground and background while using the at least one flow, a date on which the plurality of applications are running on the electronic device to use the at least one flow, a usage pattern of the plurality of applications at the electronic device to use the at least one flow, or a total amount of data transmitted and received by the plurality of applications using the at least one flow;
• training at least one Artificial Intelligence (AI) model based on the plurality of parameters associated with the plurality of applications;
• detecting the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device in the wireless communication system, wherein the at least one flow is associated with one or more applications among the plurality of applications available at the electronic device;
• determining a type of the at least one flow of the data transmission, and a priority of the at least one flow of the data transmission by applying the at least one AI model on the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device;
• creating at least one flow index for the one or more applications, wherein the at least one flow index indicates the type of the at least one flow of the data transmission, or the priority of the at least one flow of the data transmission;
• and
• transmitting the at least one flow index to the network device for regulating the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device.

A network device for regulating at least one flow of data transmission in a wireless communication system, the network device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• receive at least one flow index corresponding to a plurality of applications available at an electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the at least one flow index indicates a type of the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device, and a priority of the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device;
• determine whether at least one connection for the data transmission exists between the electronic device and an internet server based on the at least one flow index;
• determine whether the electronic device has multipath capabilities in response to determining that the at least one connection for the data transmission exists between the electronic device and the internet server;
• regulate the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device at least by transmitting the at least one flow of the data transmission to a plurality of data paths of the multipath capabilities of the electronic device based on the at least one flow index in response to determining that the electronic device has the multipath capabilities;
• regulate the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device at least by transmitting the at least one flow of the data transmission to a single data path based on the at least one flow index in response to determining that the electronic device does not has the multipath capabilities;
• and
• discarding the at least one flow index received from the electronic device for regulation of the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device in response to determining that the at least one connection for the data transmission does not exist between the electronic device and the internet server.

An electronic device for regulating at least one flow of data transmission in a wireless communication system, the electronic device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to:
• monitor a plurality of parameters associated with a plurality of applications available at the electronic device for a time period, wherein the plurality of parameters comprises at least one of a type of at least one flow created between the plurality of applications running at the electronic device and a network device, a duration spent by the plurality of applications running at the electronic device in one of foreground and background while using the at least one flow, a date on which the plurality of applications are running on the electronic device to use the at least one flow, a usage pattern of the plurality of applications at the electronic device to use the at least one flow, or a total amount of data transmitted and received by the plurality of applications using the at least one flow;
• train at least one Artificial Intelligence (AI) model based on the plurality of monitored parameters associated with the plurality of applications;
• detect the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device in the wireless communication system, wherein the at least one flow is associated with one or more applications among the plurality of applications available at the electronic device;
• determine a type of the at least one flow of the data transmission, and a priority of the at least one flow of the data transmission by applying the at least one AI model on the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device;
• create at least one flow index for the one or more applications, wherein the at least one flow index indicates the type of the at least one flow of the data transmission, or the priority of the at least one flow of the data transmission;
• and
• transmit the at least one flow index to the network device for regulating the at least one flow of the data transmission between the electronic device and the network device.