Methods and apparatus for network signal aggregation and bandwidth reduction

A method for receiving a plurality of reduced data streams according to a common protocol format comprising:

• encoding a common protocol format as formatting logic at a receiving side of the reduced data streams;
• receiving, at the receiving side, the plurality of reduced data streams formatted as remaining message traffic with reproducible data content removed;
• unframing, according to the formatting logic, the reduced data according to the common protocol format;
• identifying, from a set of aggregation rules, regenerable information corresponding to the received reduced data;
• reproducing, based on the identified regenerable information, the reproducible data content eliminated at the sending side;
• regenerating, by integrating the reproduced data content with the remaining message traffic, original message traffic including the reproducible data content;
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• classifying, by a classifier, the type of the message traffic, a type of message traffic of the original message traffic integrated with the reproducible data content.

A data communications device for aggregating network message traffic comprising:

• a classifier operable to identify regenerable information in the message traffic at a sending side, the regenerable information corresponding to data content in the message traffic reproducible at a receiving side from information accessible at the receiving side;
• a reducer having reducing logic operable to eliminate the identified regenerable information to reduce volume and associated bandwidth requirements of remaining message traffic to provide reduced message traffic;
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• a framer operable to frame the reduced message traffic according to predetermined formatting logic, the formatting logic providing transmission of the remaining reduced message traffic and regeneration of reproducible data content from the identified regenerable information at the receiving side.

A data communications device for receiving a plurality of reduced data streams according to a common protocol format comprising:

• a framer encoded with a common protocol format as formatting logic at a receiving side of the reduced data streams;
• at least one packetizing engine operable to receive, at the receiving side, the plurality of reduced data streams formatted as remaining message traffic with reproducible data content removed, the packetizing engine further operable to unframe, according to the predetermined formatting logic, the reduced data according to the common protocol format;
• a reducer having aggregation rules operable to identify, from the aggregation rules, regenerable information corresponding to the received reduced data;
• at least one bandwidth reduction engine in the reducer operable to reproduce, based on the identified regenerable information, the reproducible data content eliminated at the sending side;
• reducing logic in the reducer operable to regenerate, by integrating the reproducible data content with the remaining message traffic, original message traffic including the reproducible data content;
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• a classifier operable to classify a type of message traffic of the original message traffic after integration with the reproducible data content.

A data communications system for identifying, aggregating, and reducing message traffic between gateways in for heterogeneous message traffic

• a first network communications gateway and a second network communications gateway connected between a wireless access transceiver and a wired network switching office for aggregating and reducing message traffic comprising:
• a classifier in the first network communications gateway operable to identify, from original message traffic, information at the first network communications gateway which is reproducible from information accessible at the second network information gateway;
• a reducer in the first network communications gateway operable to remove the identified information from the message traffic to be sent from the first network communications gateway to the second network communications gateway, to generate optimized message traffic;
• a framer in the first network communications gateway operable to aggregate, according to an efficient optimization format, the optimized message traffic, the framer further operable to transmit the optimized message traffic from the first network communications gateway to the second network communications gateway, the second network communications gateway operable to reproduce, from the optimized message traffic, the removed, identified information according to the efficient optimization format, to generate original message traffic.

A computer system, comprising:

• a memory system;
• a processor;
• an interface coupled to a network;
• a common access gateway;
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• an interconnection mechanism connecting the processor, the memory system, the interface and the common access gateway;
• wherein the memory system is encoded with a gateway reduction and aggregation application that when performed on the processor, produces a gateway process that performs reduction and aggregation of network communications through the network, the gateway and aggregation application performing:
• identifying regenerable information in the message traffic at a sending side, the regenerable information corresponding to data content in the message traffic reproducible at a receiving side from information accessible at the receiving side;
• eliminating the identified regenerable information to reduce volume and associated bandwidth requirements of remaining message traffic to provide reduced message traffic;
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• framing the remaining message traffic according to predetermined formatting logic, the formatting logic providing transmission of the reduced message traffic and regeneration of reproducible data content from the identified regenerable information at the receiving side.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium operable to store computer program logic embodied in computer program code encoded thereon for aggregating network message traffic comprising:

• computer program code for identifying regenerable information in the message traffic at a sending side, the regenerable information corresponding to data content in the message traffic reproducible at a receiving side from information accessible at the receiving side;
• computer program code for eliminating the identified regenerable information to reduce volume and associated bandwidth requirements of remaining message traffic to provide reduced message traffic;
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• computer program code for framing the remaining message traffic according to predetermined formatting logic, the formatting logic providing transmission of the remaining reduced message traffic and regeneration of reproducible data content from the identified regenerable information at the receiving side.

A computer data signal for aggregating network message traffic comprising:

• program code for identifying regenerable information in the message traffic at a sending side, the regenerable information corresponding to data content in the message traffic reproducible at a receiving side from information accessible at the receiving side;
• program code for eliminating the identified regenerable information to reduce volume and associated bandwidth requirements of remaining message traffic to provide reduced message traffic;
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• program code for framing the remaining message traffic according to predetermined formatting logic, the formatting logic providing transmission of the reduced message traffic and regeneration of reproducible data content from the identified regenerable information at the receiving side.

A network communications device for aggregating network message traffic comprising:

• means for identifying regenerable information in the message traffic at a sending side, the regenerable information including data content in the message traffic reproducible at a receiving side from information accessible at the receiving side;
• means for eliminating the identified regenerable information to reduce volume and associated bandwidth requirements of remaining message traffic to provide reduced message traffic;
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• means for framing the remaining message traffic according to predetermined formatting logic, the formatting logic providing transmission of the reduced message traffic and regeneration of reproducible data content from the identified regenerable information at the receiving side.