Method for managing device behavior during increased load or congestion using policies

A method comprising:

• analyzing data of at least one policy, the data of the policy comprising information instructing one or more communication devices regarding a manner in which to behave according to one or more designated network conditions as designated by a network operator;
• applying the policy in response to detecting that a load of a network is increased or that the network is congested;
• and
• enabling behavior in the manner designated by the network operator according to the applied policy in response to detecting the increased load or that the network is congested to minimize a congestion in the network.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• analyze data of at least one policy, the data of the policy comprising information instructing one or more communication devices regarding a manner in which to behave according to one or more designated network conditions as designated by a network operator;
• apply the policy in response to detecting that a load of a network is increased or that the network is congested;
• and
• enable behavior in the manner designated by the network operator according to the applied policy in response to detecting the increased load or that the network is congested to minimize a congestion in the network.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• program code instructions configured to analyze data of at least one policy, the data of the policy comprising information instructing one or more communication devices regarding a manner in which to behave according to one or more designated network conditions as designated by a network operator;
• program code instructions configured to apply the policy in response to detecting that a load of a network is increased or that the network is congested;
• and
• program code instructions configured to enable behavior in the manner designated by the network operator according to the applied policy in response to detecting the increased load or that the network is congested to minimize a congestion in the network.