Methods and apparatuses for dynamic content offloading

A method comprising:

• receiving configuration to utilize content offloading using an open mobile alliance device management (OMA DM) message;
• based on the configuration, determining whether to send, by a client device, a request to a proxy server for the content offloading, or not for one or more data files;
• and
• receiving a redirection message during a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) session, the redirection message redirecting the client device to receive the one or more data files based on the received configuration through a broadcast channel if the content offloading is available for the one or more data files, wherein a transmission channel for the one or more data files is different from a transmission channel of the redirection message.

A server comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• transmit, to a client device, a configuration to utilize content offloading using an open mobile alliance device management (OMA DM) message;
• and
• transmit, to the client device, a redirection message during a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) session;
• and
• dynamically redirect content to the client device being served in the MBMS session over a broadcast channel to receive one or more data files included in the content based on the transmitted configuration in response to:
• receive a request from the client device for the one or more data files;
• determine that the content offloading to the broadcast channel is appropriate for the one or more data files;
• and
• determine that the client device is configured to utilize the content offloading, wherein a transmission channel for the one or more data files is different from a transmission channel of the redirection message.

A method comprising:

• transmitting, to a client device, a configuration to utilize content offloading using an open mobile alliance device management (OMA DM) message;
• and
• transmitting, to the client device, a redirection message during a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) session;
• and
• dynamically redirecting content to the client device being served in the MBMS session over a broadcast channel to receive one or more data files included in the content based on the transmitted configuration in response to:
• receive a request from the client device for the one or more data files;
• determine that the content offloading to the broadcast channel is appropriate for the one or more data files;
• and
• determine that the client device is configured to utilize the content offloading, wherein a transmission channel for the one or more data files is different from a transmission channel of the redirection message.