Application acceleration based on local network conditions

A method for application acceleration, the method comprising:

• identifying, in a mobile terminal, a data packet to be accelerated to an application server, the data packet being generated by an application running on the mobile terminal;
• determining network communication qualities of a first network transmission path and a second network transmission path associated with the application, the first network transmission path providing access to an access node of one or more access nodes via a wireless LAN communication network, the second network transmission path providing access to an access node in the one or more access nodes via a mobile network, the one or more access nodes respectively accessing one or more network acceleration channels;
• selecting, based on the network communication qualities, a network transmission path from the first network transmission path and the second network transmission path;
• and
• transmitting the data packet to the application server via the selected network transmission path.

A mobile terminal, comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• identify a data packet to be accelerated to an application server, the data packet being generated by an application running on the mobile terminal;
• determine network communication qualities of a first network transmission path and a second network transmission path associated with the application, the first network transmission path being configured to provide access to an access node of one or more access nodes via a wireless LAN communication network, the second network transmission path being configured to provide access to an access node in the one or more access nodes via a mobile network, the one or more access nodes respectively being configured to access one or more network acceleration channels;
• select, based on the network communication qualities, a network transmission path from the first network transmission path and the second network transmission path;
• and
• transmit the data packet to the application server via the selected network transmission path.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which when executed by at least one processor in a mobile terminal cause the at least one processor to perform:

• identifying a data packet to be accelerated to an application server, the data packet being generated by an application running on the mobile terminal;
• determining network communication qualities of a first network transmission path and a second network transmission path associated with the application, the first network transmission path accessing an access node of one or more access nodes via a wireless LAN communication network, the second network transmission path accessing an access node in the one or more access nodes via a mobile network, the one or more access nodes respectively accessing one or more network acceleration channels;
• selecting, based on the network communication qualities, a network transmission path from the first network transmission path and the second network transmission path;
• and
• transmitting the data packet to the application server via the selected network transmission path.