Mobile device equipped with mobile network congestion recognition to make intelligent decisions regarding connecting to an operator network
AssigneeSeven Networks, LLC
InventorRami Alisawi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for recognizing congestion in a mobile network to make intelligent decisions regarding connecting to an operator network is disclosed. A mobile device having a local proxy equipped with congestion recognition capabilities can use time elapsed to establish connection with a mobile base station in the mobile network to recognize congestion at the mobile base station. Further, in response to recognizing congestion at the mobile base station, the local proxy can selectively block traffic from the mobile device from traversing the mobile network to reduce signaling overload on the mobile network.
Claims30
A mobile device equipped for managing data traffic to reduce network signaling, comprising:
- a radio configured to send data connection requests to a mobile network;
- a processor;
- a memory unit having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
- detect increase in radio turn-on time values associated with data connection requests;
- determine whether the increase in radio turn-on time values is due to congestion in the mobile network;
- wherein an indication of signal strength measured by the mobile device is used to determine that the increase in radio turn-on time values is due to congestion in the mobile network;
- and
- wherein a number of base stations under a location area code that are each associated with a threshold number of instances of detection of increase in radio turn-on time values is also used to determine that the increase in radio turn-on time values is due to congestion in the mobile network.
A system for managing data traffic at a mobile device to reduce network signaling, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor disposed in communication with the memory and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
- detect increase in setup times for connection requests in a mobile network from a baseline;
- detect congestion at one or more base stations in the mobile network based at least in part on the detected increase in setup times, wherein, the congestion is detected by the mobile device before a rejection to a connection request is received from one of the one or more base stations;
- wherein an indication of signal strength measured by the mobile device is used to determine that the increase in setup times is due to congestion in the mobile network;
- wherein a number of base stations under a location area code that are each associated with a threshold number of instances of detection of increase in setup times is also used to determine that the increase in setup times is due to congestion in the mobile network.
A method for managing data traffic at a mobile device to reduce network signaling, comprising:
- detecting increase in setup times from a baseline for connection requests in a mobile network;
- detecting, by the mobile device, congestion at one or more base stations in the mobile network based at least in part on the detected increase in setup times;
- using an indication of signal strength measured by the mobile device to determine that the increase in setup times is due to congestion in the mobile network;
- and
- using a number of base stations under a location area code that are each associated with a threshold number of instances of detection of increase in setup times to further determine that the increase in setup times is due to congestion in the mobile network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.