Methods and apparatus to configure virtual private mobile networks to reduce latency

A wireless mobile network including:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having computer readable instructions stored therein which, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations including:
• determining that communications from a mobile device communicatively coupled to the wireless mobile network are latency sensitive communications by comparing the communications to a latency routing rule;
• in response to determining that the communications are latency sensitive communications,
• allocating a portion of a control plane of a network element to host a first virtual private mobile network by associating a portion of an Internet Protocol address space with the first virtual private mobile network, referencing the portion of the Internet Protocol address space to a first access point name, and virtualizing functionality of the network element;
• allocating a portion of a data plane of the network element to host the first virtual private mobile network by configuring a second aspect of the network element, the network element being a part of the wireless mobile network;
• and
• migrating the mobile device from a second virtual private mobile network to the first virtual private mobile network to reduce latency of the latency sensitive communications of the mobile device.

A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a processor of a wireless mobile network to perform operations including:

• determining that a communication from a mobile device communicatively coupled to the wireless mobile network is a latency sensitive communication by comparing the communications to a latency routing rule;
• in response to determining that the communication is a latency sensitive communication,
• allocating a portion of a control plane of a network element to host a first virtual private mobile network by associating a portion of an Internet Protocol address space with the first virtual private mobile network, referencing the portion of the Internet Protocol address space to a first access point name, and virtualizing functionality of the network element;
• allocating a portion of a data plane of the network element to host the first virtual private mobile network by configuring a second aspect of the network element to host the first virtual private mobile network, the network element being a part of the wireless mobile network;
• and
• migrating the mobile device from a second virtual private mobile network to the first virtual private mobile network to reduce latency of the latency sensitive communication of the mobile device.