CN103038652B

CN103038652B - For protecting the device assistant service of network capacity

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Publication number: CN103038652B
Application number: CN201180035138.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 格雷戈里·G·罗利; 阿里·莱斯尼亚; 詹姆斯·拉文
Original assignee: Headwater Partners I LLC
Current assignee: Headwater Partners I LLC
Priority date: 2010-05-25
Filing date: 2011-05-25
Publication date: 2016-11-30
Anticipated expiration: 2031-05-25

Abstract

There is provided herein the device assistant service (DAS) for protecting network capacity.In some embodiments, it is monitored for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include communicator network service use activity in network communications；This network service use activity is classified, thus carries out difference Network access control, to protect network capacity；And classification based on this network service use activity, uses control strategy to be associated with network service this network service use activity, thus assists difference Network access control to protect network capacity.

Description

For protecting the device assistant service of network capacity

U.S. Patent application

For

For protecting the device assistant service of network capacity

Inventor:

Gregory G. Raleigh

Ali Rui Xiniya

James La Weini

Prepared by following mechanism:

Sheng Zhi lawyer's office

390LYTTON AVENUE

PALO ALTO,CA 94301-1432

Customer ID: 69849

Attorney docket: 26WV-160509

Express Mail Label number: EM 551709852US

For protecting the device assistant service of network capacity

Cross-Reference to Related Applications

The application is the part continuation application of U.S.'s non-provisional co-pending of following announcement by carrying out it Quote and be incorporated at this: US publication 2010/0188975, be filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " can verify that Device assistant service strategy implements (Verifiable Device Assisted Service Policy Implementation)”；US publication 2010/0192170, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, and entitled " have user inclined Well, adaptive strategy, network/net neutrality and device assistant service configuration file management (the Device Assisted of privacy of user Service Profile Management with User Preference,Adaptive Policy,Network Neutrality,and User Privacy)”；US publication 2010/0191612, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, exercise question For " there is report, synchronizing and the device assistant service that can verify that use monitoring (the Verifiable Device of notice Assisted Service Usage Monitoring with Reporting,Synchronization,and Notification)”；US publication 2010/0191576, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " have integrated charging, Reconcile charging and device assistant service charging (the Verifiable Device Assisted that can verify that of many accounts Service Usage Billing with Integrated Accounting,Mediation Accounting,and Multi-Account)”；US publication 2010/0188991, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, and entitled " have network/net neutrality Property and privacy of user network service strategy implement (Network Based Service Policy Implementation with Network Neutrality and User Privacy)”；US publication 2010/ 0188990, it is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " have user preference, adaptive strategy, network/net neutrality and user hidden Private network service profiles management (Network Based Service Profile Management with User Preference,Adaptive Policy,Network Neutrality and User Privacy)”；The U.S. is public The number of opening 2010/0192212, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " automation equipment configuration and activation (Automated Device Provisioning and Activation)”；US publication 2010/0191604, is filed in March 2 in 2009 Day, entitled " device auxiliary environment service (Device Assisted Ambient Services) "；US publication 2010/ 0191575, it is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " network environmental services (Network Based Ambient Services)”；US publication 2010/0188993, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " for service analysis, set Meter, test and network tool (Network Tools for Analysis, Design, Testing, the and produced Production of Services)”；US publication 2010/0190470, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " unrestrained Trip service network and overlay network (Roaming Services Network and Overlay Networks) "；US publication 2010/0192120, it is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " the open type developing system for link service provider (Open Development System for Access Service Providers)”；US publication 2010/ 0192207, it is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " Virtual Service provider system (Virtual Service Provider Systems)”；Application U.S. Serial No 12/380,757, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, and entitled " Service Activation follows the tracks of system System (Service Activation Tracking System) "；US publication 2010/0191613, is filed in 2009 3 The moon 2, entitled " open transaction central charge system (Open Transaction Central Billing System)”；US publication 2010/0188995, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " for middle network device The accurate service that can verify that uses monitoring (Verifiable and Accurate Service Usage Monitoring for Intermediate Networking Devices)”；US publication 2010/0188994, is filed in March 2 in 2009 Day, entitled " service charging (the Verifiable Service Billing for that can verify that for middle network device Intermediate Networking Devices)”；US publication 2010/0191846, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, It is entitled that " service strategy that can verify that for middle network device implements (Verifiable Service Policy Implementation for Intermediate Networking Devices)”；US publication 2010/0188992, Being filed on March 2nd, 2009, entitled " have the service of user preference, adaptive strategy, network/net neutrality and privacy of user Configuration file management (Service Profile Management with User Preference, Adaptive Policy, Network Neutrality and User Privacy for Intermediate Networking Devices)”；Beautiful State's publication number 2010/0191847, is filed on March 2nd, 2009, the entitled " service network structure (Simplified of simplification Service Network Architecture)”；US publication 2010/0197266, is filed on January 27th, 2010, topic Mesh for " device auxiliary CDR create, be polymerized, reconcile and charging (Device Assisted CDR Creation, Aggregation,Mediation,and Billing)”；US publication 2010/0198698, is filed in January 27 in 2010 Day, entitled " adaptive environment service (Adaptive Ambient Services) "；US publication 2010/0199325, It is filed on January 27th, 2010, entitled " safe practice (the Security Techniques for for device assistant service Device Assisted Services)”；US publication 2010/0197267, is filed on January 27th, 2010, entitled " device component district and fixed platform (Device Group Partitions and Settlement Platform) "；The U.S. Publication number 2010/0198939, is filed on January 27th, 2010, and entitled " (Device is installed in device assistant service Assisted Services Install)”；US publication 2010/0195503, is filed on January 27th, 2010, entitled " service quality (Quality of Service for Device Assisted Services) of device assistant service "；Beautiful State's publication number 2010/0197268, is filed on January 28th, 2010, and entitled " have the enhancing roaming clothes of device assistant service It is engaged in and merges carrier network and agency (Enhanced Roaming Services and Converged Carrier Networks with Device Assisted Services and a Proxy)”；And Application U.S. Serial No 13/_________, is filed on May 25th, 2011, and entitled " system and method (the System and of wireless network unloading Method for Wireless Network Offloading)”。

Background of invention

The appearance issued along with the digital communication of Large Copacity market, application and content, many access network such as wireless networks, Cable system and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network an urgent demand user capacity, and such as Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO), high speed point Group accesses (HSPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), worldwide interoperability for microwave accesses (WiMax), DOCSIS, DSL and Wireless Fidelity (Wi- Fi) just becoming to be limited by user capacity.In radio conditions, although network capacity is by along with new more high power capacity in future Wireless access technology (such as multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO)) and more frequency spectrum and the deployment of cell splitting and increase, these capacity Gain may be less than meeting the demand that the digital networking increased requires.

Similarly, although can to have every user compared with wireless higher for wireline access networks (such as cable and DSL) Average size, wireline subscribers service consumption custom just tending to the highest bandwidth applications and content, these bandwidth applications and Content can consume rapidly active volume and make universe network service experience demote.Some composition portions due to service provider's expense Dividing and increase along with the bandwidth increased, the profit of service provider also will be adversely affected by this trend.

The example of above-mentioned trend and problem is intended to illustrative rather than exclusive.According to the reading of this specification with And the research to these accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the related art be will become apparent from by other restrictions of this area.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

The network service use activity in network communications of this communicator is monitored；

This network service use activity is classified, thus carries out difference Network access control, to protect network capacity； And

Classification based on this network service use activity, uses control strategy phase by this network service use activity with service Association, thus assist difference Network access control to protect network capacity；And

Memorizer, this memorizer is connected on this processor and is configured to provide instruction to this processor.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

The network service use activity in wireless communication of this communicator is monitored；

Using activity reports to network element this network service of this communicator, wherein this network element is to through multiple devices Multiple reported network service use activities carry out statistical analysis；

Receive a network service from this network element and use activity classification list；And

Use activity classification list that this network service use activity is classified based on this network service, thus poor Other Network access control, to protect network capacity；And

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: based on this network service use activity point Class, uses control strategy to be associated with network service this network service use activity, thus assists difference Network access control To protect network capacity.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: based on this network service use activity point Class, uses control strategy to be associated with network service this network service use activity, thus assists difference Network access control To protect network capacity；And

Use activity classification list that this network service use activity carries out difference control based on this network service, wherein should Network service use activity is network capacity managed service.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of network equipment, this processor is configured to:

One first report of the network service use activity of this first device is received from a first device；

One second report of the network service use activity of this second device is received from second device；

Multiple reported network service use activity through multiple devices is carried out statistical analysis, the plurality of device bag Include this first device and this second device；And

Send a network service to this first device and this second device and use activity classification list thus based on these clothes Make sure and classify to carry out difference Network access control thus catch net to network service use activity with activity classification list Network capacity；And

Wherein this processor of this network equipment can be further configured to: based on this network service use activity point Class, uses control strategy to be associated with network service this network service use activity, thus assists difference Network access control To protect network capacity.

Wherein this processor of this network equipment can be further configured to: based on this network service use activity point Class, uses control strategy to be associated with network service this network service use activity, thus assists difference Network access control To protect network capacity；And use activity classification list that this network service use activity is carried out difference control based on this service System, to protect network capacity.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

Classification based on this network service use activity, by network service use activity and the network service of this communicator Use control strategy is associated, thus carries out difference Network access control, to protect network capacity；And

Use control strategy based on this network service, generate user's notice；And

Wherein this network service uses control strategy can include network service use notification strategy.

What wherein this user notice can include in the following is one or more: be classified as network capacity managed service One or more service activitys, the type of network service strategy that one or more network capacity managed service are come into force, one Network service activity belong to network capacity managed service classification notice, one be classified as network capacity managed service classification If this service class of notice that service activity can make this classification change changes in order to this network service is movable, the net being associated Network services notice, service program upgrading/degradation indulgence and discount offered and/or the clothes of award that cost of use will change The indulgence of business plan, thus respond one or more user notice, to protect network capacity.

Wherein this user notice can include that user preference selects, and this user preference selects can include in the following one Or multinomial: network service use control strategy and this network service use the regulation of moving phase association, are used for selecting this network Service uses the rewriting option of control strategy, selects this service use the amendment option of control strategy and select new service The selection option of plan.

Wherein this user notice can occur in the following one or more after: an application program is downloaded or It is loaded into the trial of this communicator, performs that this network service is movable or this network service use activity is attempted thus accesses this net The trial of network, network service use activity meet or exceed network service usage threshold, network service use activity is attempted meeting The network service of one prerequisite uses, to the renewal of network capacity managed service activity classification list, be subject to network capacity Control the renewal of service strategy and be sent to the internet message triggering this notice of this device.

What wherein this user notice can include in the following is one or more: controlled for one or more network capacitys The network service use action message of service, the network service predicted for one or more network capacity managed service make With action message, for obtaining the option of information, this net that more network service about this network service use activity uses Network service use activity may result in message, the weight that the network service of the thresholding exceeding the service program being associated with this device uses Newly check or select the option of alternative service program, confirmation request and submit the option of this confirmation request to.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

Determine the network busy state of wireless network；And

Based on this network busy state, the network service use activity to this communicator is classified, thus assist poor Other Network access control is to protect the network capacity of this wireless network；And

Wherein this network busy state can one or more based in the following: network performance, network congestion, network Availability, network resource availability, network capacity and time-based standard.

The network capacity wherein protecting this wireless network can include the network protecting last limit section of this wireless network Capacity, and this processor is further configured to: send this network busy state to network element.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

Device network service use activity in wireless communication is monitored；

This network service use activity is classified thus assists difference Network access control, to protect network capacity； And

Classification based on this network service use activity carries out charging to this network service use activity, to carry out difference net Network service uses charging；And

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: classification based on this network service use activity This network service use activity is charged, thus carries out difference network service and use charge, wherein this network service is made Carry out charging with activity and can include reconciling CDR/IPDR charge record for network capacity managed service and non-capacity managed service.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

In order to wireless network accesses, use active reception API request from network service；

Respond the API request from this network service use activity；And

Implementing difference network insertion for this network service use activity thus protect network capacity, wherein this difference network connects Enter is to use the priority of moving phase association and network busy state based on this network service；And

Wherein the response to this API request can include to this network service use activity provide in the following or Multinomial: network busy state, whether allow this network service use activity to access this network, which network service use activity is arrived The network insertion of which access network is authorized to, controls what flow of this network service use activity to be to be required thus implements Network insertion, when this network that to be the access for this network service use activity be is available, make for this network service With the scheduling of movable network insertion, for having the pre-of the network insertion of the network service use activity of particular characteristic grade Stay, to dormancy or the instruction of the conversion of power down mode and from dormancy or the instruction waken up up of power down mode.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of network equipment, this processor is configured to:

In order to wireless network accesses, use active reception API request from the network service of communicator；And

Respond the API request from this network service use activity, thus implement difference network insertion, to protect network to hold Amount；

Wherein this difference network insertion is based on priority and the network busy using moving phase association with this network service State；And

Wherein the response to this API request can include to this network service use activity provide in the following or Multinomial: network busy state, whether allow this network service use activity to access this network, which network service use activity is arrived It is to be required thus real that the network insertion of which access network is authorized to, controls what flow of this network service use activity Execute network insertion, when this network is the access for this network service use activity is available, for this network service Use the scheduling of the network insertion of activity, for having the pre-of the network insertion of the network service use activity of particular characteristic grade Stay, to dormancy or the instruction of the conversion of power down mode and from dormancy or the instruction waken up up of power down mode.

Wherein this API can be the network element API securely communicated with this communicator, and wherein this communicator can Implement this difference network insertion, and this difference network insertion enforcement can be through checking.

Wherein this busy state information can obtain from one or more network elements.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

Multiple network service use activities to this communicator are monitored；

Based on the multiple network service use activities monitored, determine network busy state；

The report of network busy state is sent to network element；And

Wherein this communicator can include a service processor through checking, and wherein this passes through the service of checking Multiple network service use activities of this communicator can be monitored and can be based on the multiple nets monitored by processor Network service use activity determines this network busy state.

Wherein determine that this network busy state can include in the following one or more: data rate, the waiting time, Number that shake, the bit error rate, packet error rate, network insertion are attempted, the successful number of network insertion, number that network insertion is failed Mesh, QoS grade availability, QoS grade performance and the transmutability of any aforementioned parameters.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of network equipment, this processor is configured to:

The network busy status information for one or more access networks is collected for multiple communicators；And

Based on each network busy status information being associated in these one or more access networks, for the plurality of logical One or more network capacity managed service are implemented difference network insertion, thus are protected network capacity by T unit；And

Wherein this network busy status information can be from multiple network measurements being transferred to this network equipment Collecting, wherein these network measurements can be the one or more reception from the following: base station, base station prison Control instrument, radio wave monitor controller and base station controller.

Present invention also offers a kind of system, including:

The processor of communicator, this processor is configured to:

Classification based on this network service use activity, uses this network service use activity with network service and controls plan Slightly it is associated, thus assists difference Network access control to protect network capacity；And

Wherein this communicator can be a mobile communications device, and this service can include one or more based on mutually The service of networking, and wherein this mobile communications device can include in the following one or more: mobile phone, PDA, electricity Philosophical works reader, musical instruments, amusement/game station, computer, laptop computer, net book, panel computer and family Group network system.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: this network service use activity is implemented difference Network access control, to protect network capacity；And it is this network service use activity, implements to carry out to this difference network insertion Checking.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: uses a service processor through checking Difference Network access control is implemented in this network service use activity, to protect network capacity.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: uses an artificial network to access API to this Difference Network access control is implemented in network service use activity, to protect network capacity.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: based on service profiles, takes this network Make sure and be monitored with activity；And use a service processor through checking to be joined based on this service based on monitor Put the use of the network service use activity of file, determine that this network service use activity is network capacity managed service.

Wherein this processor of this communicator can be further configured to: based on the service being associated with this communicator Plan and this network service use service priority and the network busy state of the network capacity control of moving phase association, really Surely whether the network insertion for this network service use activity is authorized to.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: performs a router thus dynamically manages one for this communicator Individual or multiple network capacity managed service and/or QoS session.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: performs a router thus dynamically manages one for this communicator Individual or multiple network capacity managed service and/or QoS session；And send network busy status information to service controller, its In this service controller can be the strategy that multiple communicators of communicating with one or more base stations provide for management Determine point.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to:

Perform a router thus for this communicator dynamically manage one or more network capacity managed service and/or QoS session；

Sending network busy status information to service controller, wherein this service controller can be and one or more bases Multiple communicators that station communicates provide the Policy Decision Point for management；And

Instructing from this service controller receiving router flow-control, wherein this service controller can provide these routers Flow-control instruction thus help and the plurality of communicator that communicates of one or more base stations dynamically manages network capacity Use, to protect the network capacity of one or more access network.

Wherein this classification can be to use control strategy to be based on working as based on present access network and/or this network service Front access network.

Wherein classification can include based on network busy state, dynamically distribution network capacity managed service priority.

Wherein classification can include inquiring about network element so that it is determined that the classification of network capacity managed service and/or association include inquiring about net Unit is so that it is determined that use associating of control strategy with this network service.

What wherein this network service used that control strategy can include in the following is one or more: block/allow arrange, Throttling is arranged, adaptability throttles setting, the setting of QoS class, packet error rate, shake and postpone setting, queue is arranged and label Arrange.

Wherein this network service uses control strategy can include multiple flow control policy filter.

Wherein this network service uses control strategy can include the multiple flow control policy mistakes being embodied as cascade filter Filter.

Wherein this network service uses control strategy can include multiple flow control policy filter, these flow-control plans Skipping over filter can use network busy state and/or temporal information as entering the index that flow-control is arranged.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: uses based on this network service based on network busy state and controls Strategy carries out difference control to this network service use activity, and wherein this network service use activity can be classified as network capacity Managed service.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: uses control strategy to make this network service based on this network service Carrying out difference control with activity, this network service uses control strategy based on user's input and/or present access network, wherein should Network service use activity can be classified as network capacity managed service.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: revises or replace the network stack interface of this communicator to provide right What network insertion message transmitted intercepts or stops thus the enforcement flow-control to network capacity managed service, to protect network to hold Amount.

Wherein this processor can be further configured to: stores a network capacity managed service list, wherein can be based on The network service use activity that monitored and be updated periodically this network capacity managed service list.

Present invention also offers a kind of method, including:

Communicator network service use activity in network communications is monitored；

Classification based on this network service use activity, uses this network service use activity with network service and controls plan Slightly it is associated, thus assists difference Network access control to protect network capacity.

Present invention also offers a kind of computer program, this computer program is included in computer-readable storage In medium and include multiple computer instruction, these computer instructions are used for:

Present invention also offers a kind of method, including:

One specific service use activity is checked so that it is determined that this specifically service use activity if appropriate for One group of one or more classifying rules, this specific service is used stir yourself to be defined as background service and makes by these classifying ruless With activity；

Determining whether to meet a condition, this condition includes findings that this specifically services use activity and is confirmed as backstage clothes Make sure with activity；And

When satisfying the condition, this network insertion specifically servicing use activity is limited.

Wherein the one or more classifying rules of this group can check at least one in the following: network type, time believe Breath, connection charge, whether local or roaming, network busy state, QoS and this specifically to service use activity be user The still backstage in user is mutual, foreground in Jiao Hu.

What wherein the one or more classifying rules of this group can include checking in the following is one or more the most one Section occurred in the specific time: user is mutual with this device, user uses action interactions, user to pick up this with this service Device, service use activity UI content are in the foreground of this device UI, audio or video letter is being play in this service use activity Breath, this service use activity have transmitted a certain amount of data, service use activity is in or be not in foreground or background service list.

Described method can farther include to obtain which service is used activity classification to be background service use activity by definition Rule user select.

What wherein the user of this classifying rules selected can to include being categorized as background service use activity specifically services use Movable user selects.

Described method can farther include to obtain what definition user carried out selecting from more than one service background class hierarchy The user of rule selects.

Wherein acquisition user selects to include representing use information to service use activity thus which assists in and is determined Justice is background service use activity.

Wherein acquisition user selects to include representing cost information to service use activity thus which assists in and is determined Justice is background service use activity.

Wherein this condition can include enabling the user to select the network for background service use activity.

Wherein the selection of this network can be based on this temporal information.

Wherein the selection of this network can be based on connection charge.

Wherein this user can revise the one or more classifying rules of this group.

Wherein this condition can include

Detect when to start or when attempt starting this service use activity；

This is background service use activity to notify this user；And

There is provided option for this user thus implement conditioning step.

Described method can farther include

Notify what these limited option of this user are；And

If this user selects to implement limited option, then implement this restriction；And

If this user selects to proceed, then disable this restriction.

Wherein network element can arrange this classifying rules.

Wherein classifying ruless one or more to this group arrange and can input based on network manager.

Wherein classifying ruless one or more to this group are arranged can be that feature basedization applies usage behavior.

Wherein classifying ruless one or more to this group are arranged can be the strategy based on being provided to this device by network element Instruction.

Wherein this inspection can occur on the apparatus.

Wherein the one or more classifying rules of this group may include determining whether whether an application is OS function, client/service Device data sharing/more New function, software upgrading or download, background are downloaded, Email or calendar or contact person updates or Synchronizing function.

What wherein this restriction can include in the following is one or more: blocks, postpone, implement time window, polymerization/guarantor Hold/transmit, throttle, limit NBS rate range, limit some network type based on whether this locality or roaming carry out limiting, limiting Certain time period, wait lower fee condition, wait specific network, wait local network, waiting time information, and etc. Treat net background state.

Wherein can just cache, until revising, reduce or eliminate this condition, the backstage needing to be transmitted by this device Service uses activity data.

The data wherein cached can be prioritized so that when this condition be modified, reduce or During removal, first transmit most important data.

Wherein this restriction can occur on the apparatus, and this application can not know that it can experience background service and limit.

Described method can farther include amendment or suppress about the applicative notifications message lacking network connectivty again.

Wherein application can indicate equipped with network state, and these network states indicate according to application background class or priority, Can be differentiated for different application.

Application wherein can be made to know, and it can experience background service and limit.

Wherein this is known can be provided by background service API.

Wherein application can have its rule that should transmit with which kind of background state.

Wherein application can have the ability rewriteeing background service rule for high-priority data.

What wherein application background service state API may indicate that in the following is one or more: license shape is transmitted on backstage State, one or more background class of permission transmission, NBS, QoS, the application of permission transmission, the service class of permission transmission, network class Type, temporal information, geographical position and the most local or roaming.

Wherein this restriction can allow the minimum connectedness to background service.

Wherein this user can pay less expense for the background service implemented by background service policy control.

Wherein this user can be that high priority communication rewrites background service policy enforcement.

Wherein when background service policy enforcement is rewritten, the payable higher price of this user.

Wherein patronage Service Partner can pay less for the background service implemented by background service policy control Expense.

Wherein sponsor can be that high priority communication rewrites background service policy enforcement.

Wherein sponsor can be programmed into rewriteeing decision condition in application.

Wherein sponsor can be programmed into rewriteeing decision condition in network element.

Wherein sponsor's application or network element rewritable background service strategy.

Wherein when background service policy enforcement is rewritten, the payable higher price of sponsor.

Wherein limit and can occur in the network.

Wherein application can not know that it can experience background service and limit.

Described method can farther include to provide network state instruction, after the instruction of these network states is according to application into application Platform class or priority, can be differentiated for different application.

Described method can farther include notice application, and it can experience background service restriction.

Wherein background service API can carry out this notice.

What wherein application background service state API may indicate that in the following is one or more: backstage transmit License Status, Allow transmit one or more background class, NBS, QoS, permission transmit application, allow transmit service class, network type, Temporal information, geographical position and the most local or roaming.

Wherein when having followed background service strategy, the price for the service supported of background service use activity can It is lowered.

Wherein the application of sponsor's device can determine that backstage classification state and can be determined whether communication to be limited.

Wherein application can determine background state from device API.

Wherein application can determine background state from network AP I.

Wherein application can determine background state from NBS monitor controller.

If wherein backstage strategy is rewritten by sponsor's application, then sponsor's price can be enhanced.

Wherein sponsor server can determine that backstage classification state and can be determined whether communication to be limited.

Wherein network element can determine background state from device API.

Wherein network element can determine background state from network AP I.

Wherein network element can determine background state from NBS monitor controller.

If wherein backstage strategy is rewritten by sponsor's network element, then sponsor's price can be enhanced.

Background service state instruction API the most on the apparatus can make background service state be can for application or network element , thus it may decide when to communicate.

Wherein the instruction of the background service state on network element API can provide API to device application or affiliate's server Background service status information, thus it may decide when to communicate.

Present invention also offers a kind of portable radio, it includes one or more processor, the one or more Processor be configurable with:

Service use activity to the wireless network of described portable radio is classified；

Determine whether the service use activity of described classification includes background activity；

When the service use activity determining described classification includes background activity, application dynamic strategy controls described service to be made With activity.

Wherein the service use activity to described portable radio carry out classification can include identify: application identifier, behaviour Make systemic-function identifier, aggregated service activity identifier or Component service activity identifier.

Wherein said service use activity can by the first component software and at least one other component software, application, process, Cooperation between function, activity or service causes, and wherein service use activity to described portable radio is classified Comprise the steps that identification goes into or from least one other component software described, application, process, function, activity or the data of service Stream；And make described data stream be associated with described first component software.

Wherein the service use activity to described portable radio carry out classification comprise the steps that monitoring application proxy service Stream；And be categorized as described application proxy service flow being started by the first component software or belonging to described first component software.

Wherein said service use activity can be associated with application, operating system assembly, function or service.

Wherein said strategy can be based on mutual with the user of the application of the described service moving phase association of use and described service The user interface using the mutual service use activity mutual with the user of described portable radio, described of user of activity is excellent First level or these combination.

Wherein said strategy can be based on the type of described wireless network.

Wherein said strategy can roaming conditions based on described portable radio or carry out with by described wireless network The expense that communication is associated.

Wherein said strategy can be based at least partially on user's input, and wherein said user inputs identification the first software group Part or described service use activity.

Wherein said strategy can be based at least partially on user input, and wherein said user input identification network parameter or Network type.

Wherein said strategy can use based on data and limit or data usage threshold.

Wherein said wireless network can be the first wireless network, and wherein said service use activity can be first Service use activity, and wherein, when described portable radio is connected to described first wireless network, described strategy can be assisted The one or more processor is helped to control described first service use activity, and when described portable radio is connected to During second wireless network, described strategy can assist the one or more processor to stop control second service use activity, institute State first service use movable and described second service use activity to be associated with identical application or OS function.

Wherein said second wireless network can be Wireless Fidelity (Wi Fi) network or home network.

Wherein determine whether described service use activity includes that background activity comprises the steps that and determine that user is just the softest with first Part component interaction or mutual with described first component software.

Wherein determine described service use activity whether include background activity comprise the steps that determine the first component software whether or Whether have been classified as being in background state or whether or whether described service use activity has been classified as background service.

Wherein determine whether described service use activity includes that background activity comprises the steps that and determine that described service use activity is No is foreground activity.

Wherein determine whether described service use activity includes that background activity comprises the steps that and determine that whether the first component software is Front components.

Wherein determine whether described service use activity includes that background activity comprises the steps that and determine that whether the first component software is Front components or non-classified assembly.

Wherein determine whether described service use activity includes that background activity comprises the steps that and determine that whether the first component software exists In the foreground that user is mutual or determine that described first component software is whether in the mutual backstage of user.

Wherein apply described strategy can include at least assist in allowing, limit, postpone, throttle or stop described service to use alive Dynamic.

The one or more processor or configurable with: be not described backstage when determining described service use activity Time movable, stop and apply described strategy.

Wherein applying described strategy to comprise the steps that makes notice be presented by the user interface of described portable radio.

The one or more processor or configurable with: make notice be connect by the user of described portable radio Mouth presents.

Wherein said notice can provide the information about described strategy.

Wherein said notice can provide in terms of arranging, control, rewrite or to revise at least one of described strategy or The information of the option of the second aspect of described strategy.

The one or more processor or configurable to obtain the instruction of user preference in response to described notice.

The described instruction of wherein said user preference can include the user limiting, allow or block described service use activity Instruction.

The recognizable flow-control being associated with described strategy of the described instruction of wherein said user preference is arranged.

Wherein said notice can present the information about the setting being associated with described strategy.

Wherein said notice can present the information about described wireless network.

Wherein said notice can present the tolerance of the use of the described wireless network using moving phase association with described service Instruction.

Wherein said notice can pass through Email, by text message, by window, by voice messaging or according to Family preference provides.

The one or more processor or configurable with accept and apply user to input, wherein said user input The instruction of the second component software being applied to by described strategy in the multiple component softwares on described portable radio can be included.

The one or more processor or configurable with accept and apply user to input, wherein said user input May specify the user preference being associated with described service use activity or the first component software.

Wherein said user preference can include the inclined of described service use activity that limit, allow, block, postpone or throttle Good.

Wherein said service use activity can be first service use activity, and wherein said wireless network can be One wireless network, and wherein, the one or more processor or configurable with to described portable radio Two service use activities classifies, described second service use activity can with and described first service use moving phase with should With or OS function be associated；And stop the described second service use activity that is applied to by described strategy.

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Fig. 1 illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) And/or for providing DAS to protect a network architecture functional diagram of network capacity.

Fig. 2 illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) And/or for providing DAS with another functional diagram of another network architecture of protection network capacity.

Fig. 3 illustrate according to some embodiments for providing service quality (QoS) for device assistant service (DAS) Including a service processor based on device and a service controller and/or for providing DAS to protect network capacity The functional diagram of framework.

Fig. 4 A to 4C illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) functional diagram.

Fig. 5 illustrates generating for the service quality (QoS) for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments The functional diagram of one QoS activity diagram.

Fig. 6 illustrates the end for the service quality (QoS) for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments The functional diagram that Qos service channel controls is coordinated in opposite end.

Fig. 7 illustrates the flow process of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments Figure.

The each of Fig. 8 A to 8C illustrates the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments (QoS) another flow chart.

Fig. 9 illustrates another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments Individual flow chart.

Figure 10 illustrates the another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments One flow chart.

Figure 11 illustrates the another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments One flow chart.

Figure 12 illustrates a kind of device stack for providing various service use measurement technology according to some embodiments.

Figure 13 illustrates the another kind of device for providing various service use measurement technology according to some embodiments Stack.

Figure 14 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the stream of network capacity Cheng Tu.

Figure 15 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 16 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 17 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 18 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 19 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 20 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 21 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 22 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.

Figure 23 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) to protect of network capacity Network capacity managed service priority chart.

Figure 24 depicts the figure of a network capacity protection system using device assistant service (DAS).

Figure 25 depicts the figure of the example of a difference Access Control notice system.

Figure 26 depicts the example of a computer system that may be implemented in technology described herein thereon.

Figure 27 depicts the figure of a system example for applying special difference Network access control.

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The present invention can implement in many ways, including such as process；Device；System；The combination of material；It is included in computer Computer program on readable storage medium；And/or processor, it is stored in and this processor phase coupling as being configured to execution The processor of instruction that is on the memorizer closed and/or that be provided by.In this manual, these are implemented or the present invention can take Any other form be referred to alternatively as technology.It is said that in general, the order of the step of disclosed process is within the scope of the invention It is changeable.Except as otherwise noted, the described the assembly such as processor or memorizer that are configured to carry out task can conducts It is configured to perform the general purpose module of this task in the given time or be made as carrying out the specific assembly of this task temporarily Implement.As used herein, term " processor " refer to be configured to process one of data (such as computer program instructions) or Multiple devices, circuit and/or process core.

Embodiment detailed of the principle of one or more displaying present invention of the present invention is together provided below with accompanying drawing Describe in detail bright.The present invention combines this type of embodiment and is described, but the present invention is not limited to any embodiment.The present invention Scope be not limited only by the claims appended hereto, and the present invention includes multiple replacement scheme, change and equivalent.Explanation subsequently Book protects many concrete details, thus the sufficient understanding to the present invention is provided.Thering is provided these details is for example Purpose, and some or all of without these concrete details of the present invention can be put into practice according to claim.In order to Purpose clearly, does not describes technologic material related to the present invention known in the art in detail, so that the present invention is not Have unnecessary obscure.

Because network capacity gain is less than meeting the demand that the digital networking increased requires, due at various wireless networks (such as mobile network) upper network congestion increased occurred, a kind of network capacity crisis produces.3G, 4G and other The various intelligent telephone equipments that become in advanced radio network to become more and more popular, net book device, tablet computing device and each The increasing quantity planting other wireless mobile computing device is facilitating network capacity crisis.Some Virtual network operators refer to Going out, relatively small number of user on such devices require that serious disproportionate a large amount of network capacitys with it.Such as, AT&T is Closely have been pointed out, its intelligent telephone equipment user (such as, Fructus Mali pumilae of about 3 percentUser) generating operation 40 about the percent of the data traffic of business.

Such as, in the wireless network, because Internet resources/capacity requirement raises, management wireless access connection capacity and net It is important for safeguarding network performance that network accesses connection resource.When offered load increases, if using capacity management And/or network resource management, many network performance measurements advantageously can be safeguarded or improved.Such as, these performance measurements Including network availability；Connect to all of device, user and/or search and can be used in the application of the service on network and pass Send the ability of connection；Network insertion trial and success rate；One or more devices, user or the transfer rate of application experience；All Device, user and/or the average transmission rate of application experience；The network bit error rate or packet error rate；Ask from network insertion Delivered accesses the time delay connected；The one-way latency of transmission or round-trip delay；The delay timing shake of transmission；One or Time change in the transfer rate of multiple connections；Network is to needing the device of difference Connection Service quality (QoS) class, user Or application delivers the ability of various asked/required QoS grade；Network operation efficiency (such as, run through all devices, User and/or application and the aggregated service handling capacity measured) ability；Network runs through multiple and is respectively provided with identical quality of service class Or the identical device of service program performance parameter, user and/or application and share equably or liberally or distribution performance is surveyed The ability of amount (such as, performance measurement listed above).

Such as, if (such as, one group of device on a wireless network, such as a given base for one group of user's set Stand or base station controller or Microcell or picocell；Or the one group of device etc. on cable modem network) have one Individual limited shared amount of bandwidth, and if multiple and/or all devices allow all of application undistinguishable ground access or taste Examination access network resource or transmission/reception flow, then this network generally can become overload.As a result of which it is, user/device Collect or in some cases, most or all of user/device obtains the best network performance.As another example, as Fruit forms one or more devices of a device subset on network and connects with allowing multiple and/or all of application undistinguishable Enter or attempt access network resource or transmission/reception flow, then this network can become overload.As a result of which it is, a user/device Subset or in some cases, most or all of user/device obtains the best network performance.

Traditionally, mobile device typically has special design, and these designs are optimised thus retain network capacity also Protection Internet resources will not overload.Such as, browse the wireless device of the Internet generally use special agreement (such as WAP) and Data traffic compression or low resolution technology rather than standard HTTP and the flow used in limited internet apparatus.

But, these are generally implemented for the wireless device implementing special method accessing the Internet and/or other networks The complicated specification provided by one or more cellular carriers having the network that this device is designed to access it.This Complicated specification usually requires that time-consuming design, test and verification process.These procedure division ground have makes those qualified And be ready to perform the effect that the basis of the device provisioning business of required Specific Design Work narrows, slow down and new equipment is rendered to city Time on field, increase the expense of exploitation new equipment and reduce the type of supported application.

Device OEM is up-to-date have been createed and is designed to be the most optimised more like standard the Internet device thus protects Stay the wireless device of network capacity and resource.Many wireless service clients intentionally get such device, and these OEM Often want to the time reduced complexity and render on market by such device.Additionally, the newest market demand and new Government demand require operator to provide a more open process thus new equipment introduced its network, wherein this process is not Need all these special design described above and certification.These and other factors various are just promoting lower complexity Property and the design of time-consuming wireless device and the demand increased of verification process and trend.

This trend has caused many operators to start selling the device being designed to be more like standard the Internet service unit, These devices are connected to the Internet or other data network by operator wireless network.Along with cellular network is to increasingly , there is a kind of growing requirement to allow common interconnection network device and application to obtain in many new equipment, application and market access Wireless network must be accessed without experiencing special design and verification process, so that device and application are for accessing this It is efficient for class wireless network and through authorizing.

But, common interconnection network device is not saved or saves wireless network access bandwidth.And, along with the shape that forever networks The appearance of the wide area network of state, result in, to the connection of the Internet, the access being typically assumed to be dirt cheap and has not generally noted The popular Internet service of such as network busy state and application.Along with more at various wireless networks (such as, mobile wireless Network) on common interconnection network device be supplied to us, a lot of inefficient wireless networks access persistently to be occurred, and this is sometimes Network capacity can be reduced to hinder this device (such as, user, device, software requirement) and/or over the wireless network its His device and/or this wireless network segment level to the access of service.As discussed above, for wireless network bandwidth, capacity, And the wise use of resource typically results in the more preferably service to all users, but now, device manufacturer and wireless Network Provider (such as, wireless carriers or operators) does not the most provide or implements more intelligent bandwidth and uses skill Art.These factors typically result in the less operator to device design and control, and this causes protects longer-term network capacity and performance The threat stayed, because the quantity with the device optimizing less wireless design persistently rises.

There is network performance and user performance factor that many is affected by network efficiency, including such as, overall network is congested； The access network that one or more groups user, device, application, network service source, communication protocol and/or operation system function are experienced Network performance；And/or given user, device, application, network service source, communication protocol and/or operation system function institute The performance of experience.Under a relatively low capacity requirement to wireless network, as by one group of device, application, network service source, communication Agreement, operation system function and/or user or by a single device, application, network service source, communication protocol, operation system The network performance that system function and/or user are experienced can the most proportionally be demoted and (such as, network be delivered Aggregate flow can be the most proportional for peak value available network flow), along with from one or more groups user, dress Put, apply, network service source, communication protocol and/or the network insertion of operation system function and/or the progressively increasing of traffic demand Add.But, owing to Internet resources/network capacity requirements increase (such as, demand more wireless network data flow generally； More device is serviced by network；More user is serviced by network；More application is serviced by network；More net Network service source is serviced by network；More operation system function is serviced by network；And/or more difference QoS session by Network is serviced), network availability/performance can reduce and/or network can be one or more users, device fully, answer With, network service source, communication protocol and/or operation system function service, or can not be one or more groups user, device, should With, network service source, communication protocol and/or operation system function service.

Have how about the network capacity requirements increased reduces many examples of network performance, including such as, each device The reduction of the average bandwidth provided is (such as, in a device, application, network service source, communication protocol and/or on the apparatus One or more users of the operation system function performing/implementing)；The increase of flow delivery latency；Flow delivery latency is shaken Increase；To one or more devices, user, application, network service source, communication protocol and/or operation system function one Or the bandwidth of insufficient guaranteed or difference of multiple difference QoS and/or dynamic QoS service (such as described by this)； The delay increased of RSVP service；The delay increased of QoS reservation service；Property with one or more communication protocols Can problem；Unacceptable delay in Consumer's Experience, and/or led by the network capacity of the network availability reduced and/or reduction Cause various other or similar result and device or customer impact.There is the network performance of too much offered load or degradation The example of network communication protocol of made performance degradation include, such as, Internet protocol (IP), HTML agreement, voice communication Agreement (including VOIP agreement), live video communication agreement, stream media protocol (such as, audio frequency, video etc.), Game Protocol, VPN Agreement, file download protocol, background service agreement, software upgrading agreement and/or other network communication protocols various.Therefore, protect It is important for staying/protect network capacity.

Control within a given period by given Internet resources (such as, edge network section, base station, base station Controller, MAC resource, picocell, Microcell etc.) quantity of required transaction is also important, so that demand is not Surpass the transactional services ability of these Internet resources.Such as, the Internet resources that should not experience excess transactions demand can include base station Or base station controller resource, medium education (MAC) resource, flow carry resource, AAA resource, safety or certification resource, return Belong to agency's (HA) resource, DNS resource, in Network finding as a part of resource, gateway or router resource, data session Reserved or set up resource (such as, manage, set up, carry out and/or close service conversation, PPP session, communication process, communication stream, QoS flow journey, RAB reserve the Internet resources that resource, tunnel, VPN, APN, special service route etc. are required), bandwidth Reserved resource, QoS reservation or resource of coordinating, QoS conveying resource, service charge resource, flow analysis resource, network security money Source and/or various other or similar Internet resources.In some networks, owing to participating in setting up, service, carry out, safeguard, And/or close one or more nets that the information needed for required network service connects and/or carries out a service activity exchanges Network resource or limited trading processing ability or limited flow bandwidth and the various Internet resources that cause become to bear and more come The biggest, be stepped up of Internet resources/capacity requirement given measurement the network performance degradation caused can become Relatively large.Such as, if needing the equipment setting up a PPP session can only process certain number in each given period New PPP session is opened and/or is closed, and if device behavior be so that PPP session is often unlocked and/or closes, then PPP session transaction rate (such as, open and/or close) can be more than the trade capacity of PPP session management resource.This is sometimes referred to as There is overfull demand or " the flooding " or " overload " to Internet resources of excess connection, and, in this type of situation, network Resource service transacting demand side can start with one control well mode (such as, Internet resources can with or approximation It is that these Internet resources continue with transaction with a maximum speed) lag behind, or in some cases, this resource is permissible One controls not to be good mode, and (such as, Internet resources may over-burden, so that its processing speed not only falls After amounting to transactions demand, and transaction rate disposal ability also reduces under overload) fall after transactions demand.In PPP meeting Words are set up in resource instances, and the speed of the transaction once asked exceedes resource maximum transaction rate, the device need the most not met Ask and can rise to a point, at this point, one or more devices be attached with network and/or communicate (such as, send/ Receive data) time experience postpone.

As another example, in any class of Stochastic accessing RSVP agreement, MAC protocol or bandwidth delivering protocol In type, in not there is the suitably management that flow accesses reserved and/or transmission and/or the network controlled, owing to network needs Ask increase, in reservation request, flow transmission, application demand, network service source demand, communication protocol requirements and/or operating system There may be more conflict between functional requirement, cause and can make user, device, application and/or network service performance degradation The reduction of network efficiency, so that performance is reduced under acceptable degree.As another example, there is one QoS service session is reserved in the system of system, and QoS reservation that is unsteered and/or that do not manage asks and/or reserve mandate to lead Cause QoS reservation resource and/or QoS service delivery resources and be reduced to the burden of point under required degree to QoS service performance Overweight situation.As another example, requiring that some least resource for transmitting, reserve or Internet resources being concluded the business are divided Join in the network of form, if one or more device, application, network service resource, operation system function and/or communication protocols Discuss, for small-sized transmission payload, there is higher Internet resources access attempts, network insertion or message transmission rate (such as, minimum MAC reserve the factor, the minimum safe expense factor, the minimum QoS reservation factor, to setting up minimum time response that base station connects, right Set up or close/minimum time the response etc. of release from a session), network can become poor efficiency.Even if including access events Packet be small-sized, complete the Internet resources needed for this access events generally than the time segment length needed for actual data transfer Many periods in be busy with servicing for this access events.

Another example of the device service activity behavior that can affect network performance is device, device subsystem and/or adjusts Modulator-demodulator subsystem is from the power down mode power cycle to another or the mode of conversion.Such as, set up from device to Wireless base station be substantially connected to a period of time internal consumption base station resource, and in some cases, also can consume other networks Resource such as AAA, HLR, HA, gateway, charging and/or charging gateway resource.When modem subsystem (such as, or this device Some other parts) from active connection state to power down mode, if device is terminated to the connection of base station, should the most every time Device enters power down mode and during with backed off after random power down mode, sometimes measures with the second or the most even at some With a minute period for measurement, consume Internet resources.Save if such device has a kind of entrance after a short idling cycle The radical power savings algorithms of electricity condition, then this device behavior can proportionally consume ample resources, so that this network support The ability of multiple devices reduces, or makes this network can not support very many similar devices in a network.Another is similar to Example be that once base station connection establishment (such as, sets up a PPP meeting between device and home agent (HA) or other gateways Words), then BlueDrama will be set up, if wherein a device presents radical power down mode circulation or continually because of it His reason terminates data session, and the required Internet resources to open and/or to close this BlueDrama are consumed by unknown.

Another example of the device service activity behavior that can affect network performance be maintain lasting network service should With, this network service generates substantial amounts of network packet.Some application have the lasting signaling belonging to this class.Concrete example Including device signaling sequence frequently thus update the small routine of desktop PC；Synchronizing user data such as calendar, contact person, Email and/or other information/content；Inspection or more new e-mail or RSS are subscribed to；Access social networking website or work Tool；Online text, voice or Video chat instrument；Update real time information；And carry out other behaviors repeated.Can seriously take The additional application behavior of Internet resources and capacity includes such as, conference service, video flowing, content update, software upgrading and/ Or other or similar application behavior.Such as, even the direct application with this type is not had to interact or be therefrom subject to as user Benefit, this application still can consume important Internet resources at running background continuation potentially.

Such as, it is possible to decrease it is right that the type of capacity and/or the service activity of network resource availability and/or device behavior includes OS and the software upgrading of application, frequently OS and application background network access and signaling, frequently Network finding and/or signaling (such as, EtherType message, ARP message and/or other message communicatings relevant to network insertion), cloud synchronous service, RSS Subscribe to and/or other background information are subscribed to, applied under (such as, web browser) or device behavior report, backstage Email Carry, content subscription service updates and downloads (such as, music/video download, news subscription etc.), text/voice/video chat visitor Family end, virus renewal, peer to peer connection working application, network insertion invalid in power cycle frequently or power down mode circulate Sequence, a large amount of download or other high bandwidths access and/or constantly and/or continually access network have information little Type transmission or the greedy application program of request.Those of ordinary skill in the art be would is that significantly by other examples various.

So, the highest device transmission bandwidth demand can make network capacity, network performance and/or network resource availability Degradation, and that other types are accessed by network resource request, network data or other network interactions cause is lasting or frequently Flow can also make network capacity, network performance and/or Internet resources degradation, the total no matter overall data throughput is measured Bandwidth demand is high or low.As such, it is desirable to certain technology retains network capacity, controlled by difference the most in every way The network service use activity of these types, depends on that service activity request network insertion and/or request are concluded the business with Internet resources Type.

Owing to such device on the way moves between cellular basestation, smart phone and similar device are by carrying out The inquiry frequently of wireless network is increased the weight of this problem, such as, push email, accesses social networking instrument and/or enter Other activities repeated of row.When data traffic is also when increasing, being estimated by some, signaling traffic exceedes actual movement data stream Ten to five 13 the percent of amount.Such as, a Yahoo IM user can send a piece of news, but waits between message subsequently Several seconds.In order to protect battery life, smart phone typically enters idle pulley.When user pushed another message after several seconds Time, device has to be again started up signaling paths, and even when this signal resource is discharged by smart phone, typically network React the fastest, behind several seconds and sometimes a few minutes, it is provided that next website is to use resource.As a result of which it is, at this Base station controller its ample resources of positive expense in example goes trial to process this signaling, and therefore it can not carry out other task such as Use the resource outside allocation for data network, and this type of poor efficiency has increased the weight of data network capacity crisis and in this type of nothing Call drop is there is on gauze network.

What smart phone distributors used a kind of solves this problem and to save the method for battery life on its device be real Executing quick dormancy characteristic, this quick dormancy characteristic allows mobile device to inquire about radio network controller rapidly thus releases Put connection, so that it can return idle condition quickly.In other words, this device has relayed following facts: mobile phone enters Enter dormancy, saver resource (such as, signaling channel) rather than Internet resources.But, quick dormancy characteristic can be by only Continue to ask network release prematurely or by re-establishing and this network along with the request being back connected to this network Connect request and increase the weight of this problem.

Virtual network operator has typically attempted to the various method based on pure concentration/core network of use and has managed network appearance Amount.Such as, some operators have been pointed out, and need the capacity planning process of a robust and enough investments to alleviate this and increase Capacity crisis.Pure centralized network scheme not from the auxiliary of ageng (or service processor) based on device Can have some limitations.Such as, for the application of some devices, OS function or other service use activities, under consuming in the air After load (OTA) spectral bandwidth is to open or to start to open a communication jacks, if the somewhere of the network that this activity is behind base station Blocked, although the most not allowed data transmission, network capacity or the resource of appreciable consumption still can be there is.It addition, If service use activity is set up network and connected thus to transmit in data be invasive reattempting to, and network continues to permit Permitted this connection establishment OTA part but in a network somewhere block this connection, then a large amount of capacity can be represented this class behavior by many Device consumption, even if not allowing any useful service.Therefore, some are for protecting the embodiment of network capacity to include Sources controlling network service use activity at demand device.Further, in some embodiments, service use with A kind of mode is controlled, and which postpones, stops or reduces service use activity and reattempts to the frequency being connected to network.

In some cases, when service use activity is controlled by center network apparatus, blocks, throttles and/or is delayed, produce Give birth to pure centralized network for protecting the additional defect of the scheme of network capacity, and do not have any mechanism or support to be linked to Device users interface (UI) thus notify that what this user there occurs and why it occurs.This may result in user gloomy The carrier customer satisfaction experienced and be lowered.Therefore, in some embodiments, it is provided that UI based on device thus be User provides about why a service use activity is controlled, blocks, throttles and/or the most controlled reality Time or close to real time information, thus protect network capacity.In some embodiments, it is provided that a kind of UI, this UI inform about use When family exists for protecting the purpose of network capacity to arrange, control, rewrite or revise service and uses the option controlled.? In some embodiments, the input of this type of user preference is also corresponding with the change of service use charging.In some embodiments, Led to by a UI owing to the Service controll saving capacity of user changes this type of change in service uses charging caused Know that sequence communicates with this user.In some embodiments, when the service classified for difference user's notification strategy When using activity that user may be caused to check the service program upper limit (such as, the counting SC service ceiling of total data byte), it is used for protecting The technology of network capacity uses user's warning.

What is desired is that intelligent network monitoring thus wireless network (such as, Radio Access Network and/or core net is provided Network) real-time traffic monitoring network service use (such as, packet level/layer, network stack application interface level/layer and/or application Level/layer) and effectively manage Web vector graphic with protection network capacity (such as, when still keeping acceptable Consumer's Experience).Make By device assistant service (DAS) technology, and use in some cases network assistance/network technology is supplied to dress Put, Virtual network operator/provider network service uses monitoring to be provided thus more deep geographical solution what device, what use Family and what application and when and where network congestion problem occurs, enable an operator to when necessary to some regions intelligence Ground increases additional resource and (such as, data traffic is unloaded in Microcell or Wi-Fi hotspot and increases more network money Source), thus differentially control network service and use and/or differentially network service based on such as network busy state made With charging, to protect network capacity.

The intelligent network monitoring of the wireless network of network capacity is protected to wrap for effectively managing network service use Include and provide device assistant service (DAS) to protect network capacity according to various embodiments described here.Such as, for effectively Management network service uses thus protects the intelligent network monitoring of the wireless network of network capacity can include differentially controlling in the air Downloaded software updates and/or only carries out software upgrading by wired connection.As another example, for effectively managing network clothes Make sure with thus protect the intelligent network monitoring of the wireless network of network capacity can include differentially controlling to require important network Resource or the various application of network capacity.As another example, protect network for effectively managing network service use The intelligent network monitoring of the wireless network of capacity can include the management caused by the off-position of the repetition in modem Network insertion connection request, its reconnect that may result in resource-intensive and/or re-authentication process.As another example, Protect the intelligent network monitoring of the wireless network of network capacity can include for protecting for effectively managing network service use Hold the technology of PPP session persistence, thus avoid for re-establish PPP session and the needs of consumption of network resources (such as, unless should Imply that average turn-on time is sufficiently long for there being PPP session to be broken with behavior analysis, and be not resulted in overall network Resource limit).

It is used for setting up on network that one single-ended or (one or more) end-to-end guaranteed service etc. unlike traditional The QoS technology of level is such, disclosed herein for protecting the enforcement of the technical assistance of the network capacity service on network, thus Assist to control some difference serviced (such as, to reduce network congestion, network capacity requirements, network money with protection network capacity Source demand；And/or increase network availability).As the most disclosed herein, disclosed herein for protecting the technology of network capacity Aid in the enforcement of service on network, thus assist to control some difference serviced can also pass through with protection network capacity Network capacity/level of availability required for maintenance assists QoS to implement, thus assists the delivery of some QoS grade/class.Example As, disclosed herein assist some is serviced for protecting the multiple service of technology polymerizable of network capacity and/or device Difference control, to protect network capacity.As another example, disclosed herein for protecting the technology of network capacity to use (such as, dynamically distribute/classify in providing dynamic QoS classification and reassignment/reclassification is (based on various standards, event and/or survey Amount) network service use activity to various QoS grade/classes, as described in this) thus assistance difference control that some is serviced System, to protect network capacity.

It thus provides for the device assistant service (DAS) protecting network capacity.In some embodiments, it is used for (such as, network congestion and/or network at network edge element connect in the protection of the DAS offer network capacity of protection network capacity Enter/resource requirement and/or network availability, as on the Radio Access Network (RAN) of wireless network, and/or from device to base Stand/base station controller), as by controlling to carry out the network service activity use activity of the device of radio communication with network, thus Reduce the requirement to network.Such as, control network service use activity and can include that (such as, IP address please to network insertion request Ask), network insertion reservation request (such as, QoS reservation/sequence), network capacity/resource use (such as, bandwidth uses) and/ Or other any network service use activities carry out classifying and/or controlling.In some embodiments, application, OS function and/ Or other are classified from the network service use activity of network address server resource request IP address and/or control, so that These IP Address requests are retained, postpone, the time of carrying out divides window, frequency reduces, polymerization or otherwise control.At some In embodiment, this type of for one or more application, OS function and/or other network service use activities " IP address please Seek control strategy " connect and carry out with a network element (such as, service controller or another network element/function) being passed through network It is set before communication, updates and/or revises.In some embodiments, network service usage behavior is by application, operation system System (OS) function and/or other perform the software/function on the device communicated with network and be generated/ask.At some In embodiment, it is desirable to use control strategy to protect network capacity for network service use activity application service (such as, reducing network capacity requirements).Such as, some application and/or OS function limit some base postponed in the application In the ability of the discharge pattern being fixedly installed, and this type of application and/or OS function typically can not optimize based on current network The network service use activity of busy state (such as, network capacity based on variable level and/or this device can internetworking Can).In some embodiments, network busy state (such as, or vice versa network availability state) is for one or more The characterization of congested (such as, or vice versa active volume) of the network that device connects.Such as, network busy state can provide net It is the busiest or congested measurement that network or network segment (such as, network edge element) connect for one or more devices.Make For another example, what network connection resource is network availability state can provide connect for one or more devices is available Measurement.So, network busy state and network availability state can by provide similar information reverse in the way of examine Consider, and as at this relative to described by various embodiments, these terms are interchangeably used.

In some embodiments, it is provided that be used for assigning priority to network service use activity and based on being distributed Priority, control to use the technology of flow of moving phase association with network service.In some embodiments, it is provided that be used for Enforcement difference and dynamic background service classification, such as, as network availability state and/or the function of network busy state Technology.

In some embodiments, the service that employs uses control strategy to connect with the network of auxiliary network service use activity Enter to control (such as, postponing the some or all of network capacity requirements movable from these sources).In some embodiments, some Or all-network capacity requirement is satisfied on a point, on this some Internet resources or capacity be more can or the most numerous Hurry.In some embodiments, it is provided that the network service for being associated with one or more application or OS function is lived Move and be categorized into a background service class, and differentially control the technology of this background service class flow.In some embodiments, carry Supply for by one or more network service activity classification to background services being associated with an application or OS function Class, other network service activities being associated with this application or OS function simultaneously are classified into other service classes (such as, or to not With background service class priority) technology.

In some embodiments, it is provided that be used for determining that network busy state is (such as, for a network to device Edge member connects, as accessed and/or to the current base carrying out radio communication with this device for the active wireless network of device Stand/the RAN of base station controller) technology.In some embodiments, it is provided that for service implementation use control strategy from And be that an activity, one group of activity or a service class differentially control the skill of network flow of services based on network busy state Art.

In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include the net to the communicator in network service Network service use activity is monitored；Network service use activity is classified thus carries out difference Network access control to protect Protect network capacity；And network service use activity is used with network service and controls by classification of based on network service use activity Strategy is associated thus assists to carry out difference Network access control to protect network capacity.

In some embodiments, network service use activity is to be included any of wireless communication by what device was carried out Movable.In some embodiments, application, operating system (OS) and/or other apparatus functions generation network service use and live Dynamic.In some embodiments, application, operating system (OS) and/or other apparatus functions generate one or more network services Use activity.The example of network service use activity includes following: (such as, the voice of coding connects or through IP in voice connection (VOIP) voice connects), device application or small routine connects, device OS function connects, e-mail text connects, electronics postal Part downloads connection, file download connection, Streaming Media connection, positioning service connection, Map Services connects, software upgrading (such as, should Update with, operating system and/or anti-malware) or firmware update connect, device backup connects, RSS subscribe to connect, website Connect, connect to the connection of server, web browser, connect for the Internet of device based on service activity, set up with Step service account, user data synchronization service, device data synchronization service, network connect flow process or stream, socket connection, TCP Connect, destination/port distributed connection, IP connect, UDP connect, HTTP or HTTPS connect, TLS connect, SSL connect, VPN connect, usual network service connect (such as, set up PPP session, certification network, obtain IP address, DNS service) and The various other kinds of connections by wireless communication, as will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.

In some embodiments, network service use activity be classified into, relevant be linked to and/or be assigned to one after Platform class (such as, background service or QoS class) thus assist carry out difference network service use control to protect network capacity.One In a little embodiments, difference network service uses control to include in the following one or more: uses network service and lives Move and be monitored；Network service use activity is carried out charging；Network service use activity is reported；Make for network service User's notice is generated with activity；Activity request user preference is used for network service；Active reception user is used for network service Preference；Implementing network service uses active policy (such as, to block/allow；Flow control technique such as throttling, delay, priority team Row, time window, hang up, isolate, inactivate, remove and other well-known flow control techniques)；Implement UI and intercept process； Generate network busy state notifying；Generation background class notifies；Use control to generate network service for difference network service and use alive Dynamic user's notice；And various other technologies as the described herein.

In some embodiments, network availability state includes one section of network (such as, last limit of wireless network Edge element) the state of availability/capacity or measurement.In some embodiments, network availability state includes one section of network The Web vector graphic level of (such as, last edge member of wireless network) or the state of network congestion or measurement.Real at some Executing in scheme, network availability state and network busy state are contrary measurements.As at this relative to some embodiment institute Using, network availability state and network busy state can be based on such as design alternative (such as, based on network busy state or net The design of the distribution backstage strategy of network usability status produces similar result, but they be by network performance and/or capacity and/ Or the different modes of congestion characteristics) and be used interchangeably.In some embodiments, change based on network due to this type of state Using activity (such as, based on temporal information, availability/capacitance grade, congestion level and/or performance rate), network can be used Sexual state and network busy state are dynamic measurements.In some embodiments, the difference network of network service use activity Service uses and controls based on network busy state or network availability state.

In some embodiments, some network service use activity is classified as background service.In some embodiments In, lower priority and/or less important (and/or based on various other standards/measurements) network service use activity base It is classified as background service in network busy state, is differentially controlled based on network busy state, to protect network capacity.? In some embodiments, difference network service uses control strategy to be based on temporal information, network busy state, believe based on the time Breath and/or the background service of network busy state and/or the change of QoS class, access for some network service use activity Random back, for some network service use activity deterministic schedule, be based on temporal information, network busy wherein One or more service activitys of state, service program and various other standards, measurement and/or technology described herein or The time window changing display network service use control strategy of backstage/QoS class.

In some embodiments, a network capacity managed service or network capacity managed service class include being chosen use One or more network services (such as, the backstage download clothes controlled to protect network capacity are used in carrying out difference network service Business and/or other types described here various or the service of classification).In some embodiments, a network capacity is controlled Classification of service includes one or more network service being associated with a network capacity managed service/class priority setting, from And carry out difference network service and use control, to protect network capacity.In some embodiments, the controlled clothes of network capacity Business or network capacity managed service class include one or more network service being associated with a QoS class, thus carry out difference Network service uses and controls, to protect network capacity.In some embodiments, a network capacity managed service or network Capacity managed service class includes one or more network service being associated with a dynamic QoS class, thus carries out difference network Service uses and controls, to protect network capacity.

Such as, based on network capacity managed service or dynamic QoS or the difference to network service use activity of QoS classification Control can be by such as improving network performance, increasing network availability, reduction network resource requirement and/or reduce network capacity Demand (the polyplant that such as, based on single device, is connected to an edge member and/or be connected to many edge member Polyplant) protect network capacity.In some embodiments, based on network capacity managed service or dynamic QoS or QoS The difference to network service use activity of classification controls to protect network capacity when keeping normal plant running.One In a little embodiments, based on network capacity managed service or dynamic QoS or the difference to network service use activity of QoS classification Control can keep acceptable Consumer's Experience (such as, normal and/or desired plant running, normal and/or software/ Application/OS/ function is run, is avoided (as possible) on the most contrary impact of apparatus function and/or to keep user by reality Execute user's notice that the various difference on device control to be notified) time, protect network capacity.

In some embodiments, dynamic QoS classification include can by based on various standards as the described herein, measurement, Arrange and/or user's input (such as, based on temporal information and/or the some day of one week, based on network busy state, based on Family preference and/or based on service program) and dynamically revise (such as, reclassification, heavily change priority, upgrading and/or degradation) Dynamic QoS classify in some embodiments, described herein various be associated with DAS thus for DAS provide network appearance The technology of amount and/or QoS is applied to the technology that dynamic QoS is relevant.

Owing to wireless network (such as mobile network) is to more high-bandwidth service evolution, this can include or the most various grade of needs Service quality (QoS) (such as, conversational, interaction data, flow data and/or can be benefited from QoS various (it is right to hold End) real time service), by increase thus assist this type of service to be used for network (such as, it is allowed to control the demand of the network service of polymerization System and/or support this type of service (such as, QoS support) through network boundary, as between wireless network (such as various service providers Network) between and IP network (such as the Internet) between, and/or between other networks) peer-to-peer services.Although having attempted each Plant and make great efforts to solve this type of QoS needs, as being used for assisting the policy management framework of the end-to-end solution of QoS, but still suffer from making The needs of various QoS demand are assisted with device assistant service (DAS).

It thus provides for the service quality (QoS) of device assistant service (DAS).In some embodiments, it is provided that QoS for DAS.

In order to set up a QoS channel, differentiated services typically can use, wherein at network (such as wireless network) Upper offer differentiated services, a service class/grade has higher priority than another.Such as, in a wireless network, Can configure and control various network element/function thus set up a single-ended or end-to-end QoS channel.In some embodiments, carry For DAS technology with the foundation of the various interelement QoS channel of aided coordination wireless network and the centralized QoS of control Policy co-ordination and decision function.

In some embodiments, QoS channel refers to be connected to the QoS providing required grade of a device Logical channel.Such as, can create QoS channel together with one or more QoS links, wherein each of the links represents one The connection that QoS enables, the total ad-hoc network communication path from a near-end device a to far end device is crossed in this connection A part.Such as, far end device can on identical network or different networks, be likely to be of different access technologies and/or Different access network operators.In some embodiments, QoS channel includes one or more QoS link, wherein at this letter Each of the links in road be QoS enable, or one or more link in the channel be QoS enable and other not It is.As an example, a QoS channel can include following link: first device flow path link, sets for access network First device (such as, 2G/3G/4G wireless base station, WiFi access point, cable system head end, DSLAM, the optical fiber of standby element links Aggregation, satellite aggregation or other Network Access Point/node), the first operator core network, distance IPX net Network, the second operator core network, for the second device of access network device element links and the second device flow path Link, as relative to various embodiments at this similarly described by.

In some embodiments, that section that these links described above each have for total QoS channel carries Ability for QoS service.In some embodiments, device flow path link and/or for access network device element chain The device on road is that QoS enables, but operator core network and/or IPX network link are not QoS to be enabled.Real at some Executing in scheme, core network and/or IPX network have enough RSVP spaces so that QoS is not limited by these network elements System, and such as, can be limited by device flow link, and/or the device being used for access network device element links does not has Enough extra bandwidths thus need QoS to enable that these QoS channel links.One common example is that 2G/3G/4G is wireless Network, wherein device flow path link and device (such as, the RAB for access network device element links (RAB)) be QoS enable and operator core network and IPX network link be not (such as, transmit as possible the grade of service or Other grades of service are provided).

In some embodiments, QoS session refers to that, for given device, the QoS flowing through QoS channel or QoS link makes The flow of energy.This QoS flow amount supports QoS service activity.In some embodiments, QoS service activity include having one to Requested, the configuration determining QoS grade or the device service preferably serviced use.In some embodiments, device QoS lives Dynamic is the one or more combination in the following: application, destination, source, socket (such as, IP address, agreement and/or Port), socket addresses (such as, port numbers), URL or other similar service identifiers, service provider, network type, Discharge pattern, content type, procotol, conversation type, QoS identification symbol, temporal information, network capacity (such as, network busy State), user's service program mandate or continue, roaming/local network state and/or other be as the described herein similar to Standard/measurement.Such as, QoS session the QoS service activity supported can include VOIP flow, streaming media video flow, at net (multimedia conferencing connected such as network (such as, shares demonstration, figure for the difference access bandwidth of network peak hours/period, real-time, interactive flow Picture, video, voice and/or other this type of application/service)), as possible transmit mutual (such as internet browsing), the clothes of time-sensitive Business (as email message theme delivers), approximate real time interactive service (if SMS or propelling movement are with talk), backstage download service (such as email download and alternative document transmission (such as, FTP)) and/or true backstage download service are (such as software upgrading (example As, the OS updated including content/signature or application software update and/or anti-malware updates)).

In some embodiments, various QoS grade or class are supported.Such as, conversation class can provide real-time traffic, and this is real-time Flow the most very delay-sensitive, but tolerable error code or packet loss.Typically, conversation class for ip voice (VOIP) and Videophone, wherein the user of this type of service is benefited from the short delay feature of this conversation class.Streaming Media class is similar with conversation class, Except Streaming Media quasi-representative more than conversation class tolerance postpone.Streaming Media class is being generally user when the one end connected (such as, human user) and the other end be machine/computer (such as, streaming media content is applied, as video flowing (as Film or other video contents)) time use.Interactive class is typically for allowing when requiring the rational low-response time to postpone The flow of change (such as, web page browsing or other application, wherein can not use channel in long period, but when user please During the page/the data looked for novelty, response time should be the lowest.).Background class is generally used for the service of lowest priority to be made With (such as, be typically used in the Email with or without download/adnexa, application software update, O/S software update and/ Or other similar applications/functions).In some embodiments, various QoS classes or service can be used for conversation class.Real at some Executing in scheme, various QoS classes or service can be additionally used in Streaming Media class.In some embodiments, various QoS classes or service also may be used For interactive class, but typically it is not useable for background class.As being to those of ordinary skill in the art now it will be evident that base Lower or higher granularity can be had in service use/channel requirements and/or other classes various of the network architecture.

In some embodiments, QoS link or QoS channel support a QoS session.In some embodiments, QoS Link or QoS channel support multiple QoS sessions.In some embodiments, it is provided that QoS link configuration thus be one give QoS session or one group of QoS session QoS flow amount grade is set.

In some embodiments, QoS channel is single-ended QoS channel or end-to-end QoS channel.Such as, if QoS Channel is end-to-end, then each QoS for QoS channel enables link, and QoS channel configuration is complete in the way of a kind of coordination Become.If QoS channel is single-ended, then network element and/or device participate in a configuration held of QoS channel as much as possible, will The other end of channel is left in QoS configuration for, as the device processing flow and/or the responsibility of network element of the QoS channel other end.One In a little embodiments, single-ended QoS channel is included in another single-ended QoS channel of the other end.In some embodiments, Only one end has the enforcement of single-ended QoS channel, and the other end of this channel is to transmit the grade of service as possible, and such as, it can Use and than the other end, flux capacity or quality had the place of tightened up restriction in one end of QoS channel and (such as, have The VOIP audio call that the QoS of one end enables on 3G wireless network, itself and the cable modem of the underloading at the other end Network equipment is compared has relatively stringent bandwidth, and the cable modem network equipment of the underloading of the other end can need not be QoS enables, thus obtains enough voice qualities).

In some embodiments, QoS request (such as, QoS channel request or QoS service request) is to configure for QoS The request of event, so that one or more QoS service activity can have QoS channel.In some embodiments, QoS can With property assessment include determining these links in possible QoS channel one or more be whether available (such as, based on Network capacity and transmission quality), thus the necessary grade of the QoS channel configuration QoS by being asked.In some embodiments, QoS request is initiated by device, user, application and/or network element/function, as this similarly described in.

In some embodiments, service program refers to be associated with communicator access service ability, QoS ability and/ Or the set of network capacity managed service.In some embodiments, access service ability, QoS ability and/or network capacity Managed service is determined by the set of the access service control strategy for device.In some embodiments, these service controls Strategy processed is implemented in the network device.In some embodiments, these access service control strategies are at device and the network equipment The two is implemented.In some embodiments, these access service control strategies are implemented in a device.In some embodiments In, based on different grades of service program payment or device identity or user identity, there is different Service controll ability (examples As, strategy) grade.In some embodiments, exist based on network type, temporal information, network busy state and/or its The different grades of Service controll strategy of his standard/measurement, as relative to various embodiments this similarly described in. In some embodiments, Access Control and QoS control strategy are types based on the service activity being look for.At some In embodiment, for a given device or user, given service activity can QoS grade and access grade by with The strategy that service program is associated determines.In some embodiments, carrying out QoS authorizes assessment so that it is determined that a device or use Whether family has enough service programs exists the QoS grade asked with permission.

In some embodiments, before configuration QoS channel or link (or before response or meeting QoS request), carry out QoS availability assessment with determine whether there is available enough communication channel resources thus must for QoS channel or link configuration The QoS grade of palpus.In some embodiments, one or more necessary by this channel of this QoS availability assessment QoS link evaluation can QoS capacity and determine.Such as, available QoS link capacity can be for one or more device flows Path, device, core network link and/or IPX network link for access network device element links and be estimated. If QoS assessment shows that necessary channel capacity and quality are for the QoS needed for one or more required QoS service activities Grade is available, then can authorize QoS channel request or QoS service request.In some embodiments, it is provided that QoS link Or QoS channel reservation process is with QoS capacity reserved before link or channel configuration and quality, thus ensure available QoS resource Not allocated between QoS availability assessment and QoS channel configuration.

In some embodiments, after QoS authorizes assessment, QoS availability assessment is carried out.Which prevent when device or use The operation of nonessential network element when family does not have a QoS of grade needed for enough users plan to exist thus receive, although It is available.This can be as the important screening function on the device carried out in service processor, or by centralized network Function is carried out, such as service controller (such as or interchangeably, home agent；Attaching position register (HLR)；Authentication, authorize, And charging (AAA) servers/gateways/function；Base station；In gateway, "Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) one or other Network element/function).In some embodiments, have evaluated QoS availability, and QoS need not be carried out and authorize assessment or right receiving Before QoS authorizes the response of assessment.

In some embodiments, QoS channel is configured to create QoS channel thus supports QoS session (such as, QoS clothes Business activity).In some embodiments, QoS channel configuration includes distribution, route and/or otherwise causes QoS session Flow thus flow through the one or more QoS links at the QoS channel distributed.

In some embodiments, device assistant service flow-control and QoS are easily and directly applied to believe into QoS The problem of road configuration management QoS device link.Therefore, in some embodiments, it is provided that service provider is to assist configuration The device part of QoS channel.In some embodiments, service processor is by placing higher at higher QoS grade flow The priority of grade and configure the device link portions of QoS channel.In some embodiments, QoS is implemented by multiple method Priority, is routed in the first priority in downstream and/or upstream flowrate queue including by the QoS flow amount of higher priority. In some embodiments, by first ensureing bit rate flow with the transmission of higher available section flow rate；Second with the joint controlled Flow rate transmission difference QoS flow amount；3rd transmits flow as possible with the relatively low institute's throttle rate controlled；If when/bandwidth is not The QoS flow amount of greater degree is taken, and the 4th and/or directly carry out with the relatively low throttle rate controlled transmission background traffic Upstream flowrate is queued up.Such as, can be by by queues traffic and delay or stop having of the QoS priority to lower grade to be returned TCP acknowledgment operate downstream flow, and for the QoS priority of higher level directly by flow and TCP acknowledgment.So, The device link portions of QoS channel puts available bandwidth at any time according to device, by for queuing priority allocation strategy, It is configured for the delay of device assignment of traffic, throttle rate and TCP acknowledgment return rate.In some embodiments, various devices clothes Business processor flow control capability indicates according to one group of network strategy (in some embodiments, plans plan including a user Slightly set), adjust or partly adjust QoS.

In some embodiments, device service processor sets up multiple QoS channel, the most often through device flow path Individual QoS channel has flow control policy as the described herein, and each QoS channel strategy group creates different QoS classes.One In a little embodiments, use this many QoS channel method, by routing traffic to that there is suitable QoS plan for this QoS activity The suitable QoS channel that slightly arranges and provide the QoS of the service activity given for.Various technology can be used to provide The suitably route of QoS channel.Such as, can pass through to use the common of the flow set for association moving phase with all QoS service Flow of services control strategy collection and this route is provided, these QoS service action needs or request by common flow of services control The QoS that system strategy agent provides.The application of flow of services control strategy collection can be in secondary described strategy enforcement by multiple use The mode of the embodiment that agency and policy control are acted on behalf of and described is implemented.In this type of embodiment, decrease QoS channel The problem being assigned to multiple QoS service activity, thus each application service flow control policy in these QoS service activities Predetermined set, wherein each predetermined set of flow of services control strategy represents different QoS classes.Subsequently, device can base In utilizable flow capacity and quality, to the total polymerization traffic demand of each QoS flow amount class and determine compared with other class of traffic, In utilizable flow capacity and the quality of a given grade, each class of traffic is how configuration difference bit rate and flow mass Policing rule, for the total QoS of all traffic managements.

Based on the aggregate demand to each flow QoS class, and flux capacity and credit rating that this device be can use, clothes Business processor can be that each QoS class adjusts total Available Bit Rate or the percentage ratio of utilizable flow capacity.Such as, some embodiment party In case, it may be determined that real-time, interactive flow-control class (is such as serviced, such as VOIP, urgency communication service or high-performance competition in real-time Game) aggregate demand, and the QoS routing function (such as, QoS router agency/function) on device can be first from available stream The fixed bit rate flux capacity that amount capacity distribution is enough services to meet these, the QoS clothes of this QoS class of the most each needs Business activity is assigned to this QoS channel.Due to more this class of traffic of QoS service Operations Requirements, from available apparatus capacity The capacity being assigned to QoS channel adds, and when less this class of traffic of QoS service action need, this QoS channel Capacity is released.No longer have in the event of the active volume ensureing bit rate QoS grade at device, then will not be to extra Need, require or ask the QoS service activity of this QoS grade to provide this QoS grade, and alternatively, will be configured with relatively Low QoS grade maybe will be not allowed to be connected to access network.In some embodiments, can have possible QoS service to live Hierarchical structure between Dong, if so that no longer there is active volume in a given service QoS grade, then for The active volume of this QoS class is provided to need the service activity of the QoS from up to lowest priority, until available QoS Class capacity is consumed, and to obtain service one or more the lowest on priority list with this QoS class subsequently QoS service activity is hit to be fallen relatively low QoS class or is denied access.In some embodiments, once meet for full The desired volume of fixed rate traffic demand time full, then divide remaining according to priority policy between other QoS channel classes Device active volume, wherein this priority policy is relative priority based on each service class, the phase of each QoS service activity To the combination of priority or the priority of each QoS service class and each QoS service activity.Such as, these relative priority Strategy can be based on service program selection, type of device, user identity, user's group, setting position, plant network connection, network class Type, temporal information, network busy state and/or other standards/measurement, different from device to device.

In some embodiments, QoS link establishment is between this device and an access network device element.Such as, This type of equipment component embodiment can include 2G/3G/4G wireless base station, WAP, cable system head end, DSL network DSLAM, fibre optic network installation flow polymerizer, satellite network device flow polymerizer, frame relay aggregation, ATM are polymerized joint Point and/or other network equipments.In some embodiments, logical channel creates in this device and this network equipment unit Between part, this logical channel supports a given QoS grade or QoS class traffic policy collection simultaneously.Such as, this logic letter Road can include the RAB being formed between a 2G/3G/4G base station and a wireless endpoint device.This RAB can be by controlling The media interviews of this base station radio channel control (MAC) parameter and are formed, and are enable to implement the QoS class plan of given grade Slightly.Such as, this RAB can be to ensure that bit rate real-time traffic supports the short communication flows of constant bit rate, waiting time, or is Flow media flux supports that difference high priority accesses channel, or transmits RACH as possible for transmitting flow support as possible, Or for the available untapped volume flow of background traffic support.The QoS channel link created in this way can be specific to single Device, or shared with a device subset, or be can be used for all devices.The QoS channel link created in this way can be by Device is for supporting that the most single QoS is movable, or one group of QoS as described in this is movable.General for this area Logical technical staff is it is evident that the setting being similar to cable terminations box and cable modem MAC is for cable modulatedemodulate Adjust device situation can produce the QoS class being similar to for QoS link, and similar technology can be used for WAP or satellite system The QoS class that system MAC is similar to for QoS link with acquisition.For those of ordinary skill in the art it is evident that pass through at device Link creates multiple logic channel, and/or is that each logic device communication channel in DSLAM or Optical Fibre Aggregator adjusts Available access network capacity and quality, can be DSL and optical fiber distribution network situation sets up the QoS class QoS link being similar to.

In some embodiments, device service processor carries out servicing thus QoS service activity is routed to suitably Logical channel, these logical channel are for by a QoS link between device and access network device element The required QoS class supported and set up.In some embodiments, these devices can be used in some embodiments to take Business processor elements (such as, policy enforcement agent and/or policy control agency), thus by identical QoS flow amount control strategy It is assigned to the QoS service activity of the identical QoS grade of one or more needs.In a similar fashion, in some embodiments, These device service processor elements can be used for be a given QoS class by service activity assignment of traffic or be routed to device and Correct logical channel between access network element (such as, 2G/3G/4G base station), this logical channel is required QoS Class and support flow control policy.Such as, support to ensure bit rate and the QoS service link of waiting time can from a base station to This device is set up together with one or more RAB, and can set up one and support that difference preferably connects for streaming media content The one or more difference that use entered access the second QoS service link of RAB, and one the 3rd is transmitted RAB as possible and can be used for Support to transmit flow as possible.Required RAB's is each the most requested, the most as described in this, based on one or more QoS Total desired volume of service activity and quality and be configured, these QoS service activity request or require specific to believe with RAB logic The QoS service class that road policing parameter is associated.Logic QoS channel set, service processor (such as, QoS road are once hence set up By device agency/function) flow of association moving phase with each QoS service is routed to suitable RAB.In some embodiments In, service processor can detect the total QoS class to each QoS class request be raised and lowered, because QoS activity is by this QoS Class is initiated or terminates, and service processor can be with required needed for supporting the RAB distribution of this logic QoS channel It is raised and lowered and communicates.

In some embodiments, access QoS link to be set up, this dress in this communication by the directly communication from device Put from access network device element requests QoS channel or link, or this device in the middle of one interconnection device (such as service controller (such as, or there is the device easily replaced of similar characteristics, such as home agent, HLR, mobile switching centre, base station, access network Pass, AAA system, PCRF or charge system)) ask QoS channel or link.In some embodiments, device service processor QoS channel or link request are carried out QoS service activity and that wanted or required QoS class or QoS flow amount based on this device One association of the coupling of control strategy collection.Such as, the associating of this QoS class or QoS flow amount control strategy collection and QoS service activity Can be determined by the predefined policy mappings stored on the apparatus and used by service processor.Some embodiment party In case, the storage of this policy mappings by a service controller (such as, or as the described herein similar function) constituted with/ Or update.In some embodiments, report based on the device from the QoS service activity needing QoS channel or link, by One service controller (such as, or similar function as the described herein) and determine this mapping.

In some embodiments, for QoS grade that is needed for one or more QoS service activities or that wanted by advance One set of the QoS service flow control policy being assigned to various QoS service activity is determined.Such as, can be by a QoS class It is pre-assigned to a given application.As another example, a QoS class can be distributed to such as VOIP services sites Network service destination.As another example, a given application can have a QoS for common internet traffic Allocation level, has a QoS distribution for real-time game flow.As another example, a real-time broadcast website can be Programming information and generally browse distribution and transmit as possible QoS grade, and for broadcast traffic content, there is difference Streaming Media QoS etc. Level.In some embodiments, to a given activity, QoS needs or the detection of QoS distribution request can be by a device Service processor distributes according to a predefined qos policy rule list (such as, QoS activity table), or can be by a service The information that controller is reported based on device determines, or can be by an application by QoS application interface (such as a, QoS API) determine, or can be determined by the character entering flow.

Two end points in QoS channel are involved in setting up in the embodiment of end-to-end QoS channel, required QoS etc. Level is determined by origin endpoint and/or transmits.In some embodiments, required QoS grade determined by receiving endpoint and/or Transmission.In some embodiments, QoS grade by origin endpoint service controller (such as, or access network element (such as base station), HLR, home agent, mobile switching centre, AAA, gateway or other network element/functions) determine and/or transmit.Some embodiment party In case, QoS grade by receiving endpoint service controller (such as, or alternatively access network element (such as base station), HLR, home agent, Mobile switching centre, AAA, gateway or other network element/functions) determine and/or transmit.In some embodiments, receiving endpoint Service controller is (such as, or access network element (such as base station), HLR, home agent, mobile switching centre, AAA, gateway or other nets Network function) and origin endpoint service controller (such as, or other similar functions) communicate with each other, thus coordinate between end points The foundation of QoS channel.

In some embodiments, near-end or originating terminal device service processor and far-end or stop device service processor It is associated thus starts a QoS channel.In some embodiments, proximally or the startup of QoS channel of initial installation is By far end device its service processor detect between the two device communication need a given grade QoS time and from Dynamic carry out.In some embodiments, near-end or initial installation service processor one QoS channel of detection are to far-end or termination The needs of device, and with central network resource (as service controller (such as, or for this purpose has other of similar functions Equipment component)) be associated, and this service controller or by directly and far end device communication or by with far end device Service controller (such as, or this purpose being had to other equipment components of similar functions) communicates, and configures the remote of this QoS channel End.Some contact far end device service controllers thus assist configure QoS channel embodiment in, exist locating function from And based in terms of some by far end device voucher (such as, telephone number, SIM ID, MEID, IMSI, IP address, user name, And/or other device vouchers) formed lookup index, determine the address of remote service controller.

In some embodiments, QoS service activity is to the QoS class of required grade or the mapping of QoS flow amount control strategy Use application true with request QoS class or a QoS API of QoS channel connection by providing in device service processor Fixed.In some embodiments, it is provided that an API is so that application developer can create use standard interfacing commands Ask and set up the application software of QoS channel.In some embodiments, or many during API carries out the following activity : accept the QoS request from an application, be converted to the form of QoS channel request be suitable for responsible assessment QoS channel The agreement of the transmission of the network equipment of availability (for example, it may be possible to including device flow control system) and other network elements are (such as, Potentially include device flow control system) coordinate thus a reserved QoS channel and other network elements are (for example, it may be possible to include device Flow control system) coordinate thus configure a QoS channel, notice application may not create required QoS channel and/or Coordinate with other network elements (for example, it may be possible to including device flow control system) thus application is connected with required QoS channel class Connect.In some embodiments, QoS API receives application QoS request and with one or more QoS network equipment elements (such as base Stand, cable head-end or access point) communicate and coordinate possibly.In some embodiments, QoS API accepts from application QoS request, and carry out with an intermediate NE (such as service processor (such as, or as the described herein other similar functions)) Communicate and coordinate possibly.In some embodiments, QoS API, before QoS channel request is sent to other network elements, comments Estimate the QoS service plan representing device or user, and if required service program mandate suitable, the most only initiate QoS request Sequence.In this way, need the process supporting to set up the potential complexity of QoS channel with all specific equipment communication protocols, from And assess QoS channel availability and configure QoS channel, this QoS channel is simplified in a limited api command set, this A little api commands make application and development community easily learn and use QoS differentiated services and application.

In some embodiments, the local flow-control on device service processor and device and access network device The flow-control of the link between element combines.In this way, the device flow control path QoS of access network element QoS link Link and device can be this for the optimum device QoS results of property of the active volume and quality that provide access network flow Device is coordinated.In some embodiments, how to manage local flow-control for this device, set up access network element logic channel (such as, RAB) and route traffic to or from access network element logic channel route strategy all by by service controller (or its His equivalent network element) the predefined policing rule that is loaded on device determined.In some embodiments, these embodiment party Case determines in himself at service controller.

In some embodiments, a kind of QoS user interface (such as, QoS UI) is provided for device users.At some In embodiment, QoS UI selects based on service program, notifies that this device of user is authorized to the QoS to receive what grade and takes Business.In some embodiments, QoS UI notifies the current network that the QoS service of what grade of user connects at present at device On be available.In some embodiments, QoS UI notifies the service activity that user has initiated for a given device, When the QoS authorized higher than user's service program is required or is wanted.In some embodiments In, QoS UI provides the user one or more upgrade option set with upgrade service plan, thus includes for one or many The higher QoS grade of individual service activity.In some embodiments, for one or more service use activities, QoS UI Provide the user the chance indicating what QoS grade this user wants to use.In some embodiments, when network busy, QoS UI allows a user to specify that the service program providing difference QoS is arranged.In some embodiments, QoS UI allows user to purchase Buy one or more service QoS grade, or at one by the predefined service period of QoS class and one or more pre-defined Service use limit after pay, one or more used to limit by the predefined service of QoS class pay in advance, or difference The another kind of payment system of QoS service.In some embodiments, for being connected the connection initiated, QoS by the Incoming to device UI provides the user QoS and or can pay the chance of QoS service.

In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS technology includes verifying that device is the most such as according to a service program Correctly implement QoS flow amount control strategy.Which ensure that mistake, hacker, subscriber device software arrange manipulation or other malice things Part is not result in inappropriate QoS grade for one or one group given device.Therefore, in some embodiments, Use flow-control described herein and QoS verification technique to verify according to a QoS priority strategy, one is given Service use activity, apply suitable QoS grade.Such as, QoS channel request policing rule behavior checking can be by multiple Mode is implemented, including, such as supervising device QoS channel request the QoS grade phase by the QoS grade asked with device mandate Relatively, thus receive in service program for this device actually.Suitable QoS channel usage behavior is tested by device Card can be implemented in several ways, including, the network report this is network that such as monitoring QoS service uses Report is compared with the service strategy rule that actually should be given this device service program.Testing of suitable device flow control Demonstrate,prove and actually can implement in several ways with one QoS service strategy of enforcement, by verifying that suitable flow control policy is advised Then as described herein and correctly implement.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS technology of network capacity to include Multiple verification technique (such as, checking monitoring, flow-control, report and/or other functions being implemented and carried out by this device), As described in this.

In some embodiments, QoS router is to the traffic differentiation order of priority on device.In some embodiments In, the session connection that QoS is enabled by QoS router to the RAB with suitable QoS grade.In some embodiments, by one Individual session is routed to RAB.In some embodiments, more than one session can be routed to a RAB.Some embodiment party In case, this device is created multiple RAB of multiple QoS grades are provided, and each service activity is routed to by QoS router The RAB specified by qos policy rule come into force on this device.

In some embodiments, network is that the service of collecting of different QoS classes uses charge.In some embodiments, There is the inhomogeneous differentiated services charge that QoS service is used.As an example, owing to ensureing that bit rate flow is whether All consumption of network resources when using flux capacity, can exist and relate to the time element that charge calculates.As one in more detail Example, it is ensured that bit rate service can by one with make bandwidth can time quantum preset time of being multiplied be configured to this device Total bandwidth charge.In some embodiments, have than the transmission higher QoS of flow as possible but be not to ensure that bit rate Difference access flow can as possible transmit that flow is high at a ratio but lower than ensureing bit rate ratio is charged.Implement at some In scheme, this type of flow can based on make QoS channel can time and the total amount of data transmitted on this channel and charge, or The total amount of data transmitted on this channel can be based only upon.In some embodiments, transmission flow is based only upon and always uses number as possible Charging according to amount, data charges is less than difference streaming media access service simultaneously.In some embodiments, back-end data clothes Being engaged in charging at minimum ratio, may only have and service for this type of, low network traffic demand is some in available one day Time or period, and service simultaneously is based on total transmission data.In some embodiments, all of QoS Can charge based on a fixing price a fixing charge period, be likely to be of a service SC service ceiling, as Fruit has exceeded the service upper limit, then can have extra charge.In this type of fixed price scene embodiment, for higher QoS grade, the price of charge becomes higher again.In some embodiments, the controlled clothes of network capacity that network is different The business class service of collecting uses charge.In some embodiments, there is the inhomogeneous difference that network capacity managed service is used Other service charge, as described in this.

In some embodiments, (such as, access network element, gateway, AAA, service use storage system, return the network equipment Belong to agency, HLR, mobile data center and/or charge system) record one or more QoS service classes that also annunciator uses Service use.In some embodiments, one or more QoS clothes that device service processor record annunciator use The service of business class uses, and uses to service controller (such as, or another substitute network element) report QoS service class.At some In the embodiment of the use of device record report one or more QoS service class, checking device service uses report to be important , thus ensure that device use report is undistorted, distort and/or mistake otherwise occurs.In some embodiments, Provide and should occur as using event, agents query in device, service processor proxy functionality operation demonstration, testing service Response sequence, device service processor software resist technology, device service processor software environmental test and other skills some Give Service controll strategy in art uses the service for checking credentials to use report, as described in this to service.Such as, these are used to test One or more devices providing can verify that auxiliary QoS service in card technology uses Fare Collection System.As another Example, uses the one or more network capacity managed service providing can verify that in these verification techniques to use and receives Charge system.In some embodiments, (such as, access network element, gateway, AAA, service use storage system, ownership to the network equipment Agency, HLR, mobile data center and/or charge system) one or more network capacitys of using of record annunciator are subject to The service of control service class uses, as described in this.

In some embodiments, it is provided that device auxiliary flow controls thus manages network congestion as follows.Such as, when one Individual given base station or one group of base station experience and available active volume and/or the traffic demand of QoS height correlation, and this Class condition is to determine based on network busy state estimation (as following and described further below at this) (such as, to be detected or institute Report) time, then service controller (such as, or another network function) just can experience according to these one or more base stations The measurement of added flow demand to/issue for device, send and/or implement flow-control throttling strategy.Such as, may indicate that this The device service processor being connected to an excessive busy base station a bit is that the reduction flow-control of one or more QoS flow amount class is excellent First level, thus be some or all of reduction queuing prioritys, the throttle rate in one or more class of traffic, postpone and/or access License.As another example, may indicate that these device service processors being connected to an excessive busy base station are one Or multiple network capacity managed service class of traffic reduces flow-control priority, thus it is in this type of class of traffic one or more Some or all of reduction queuing prioritys, throttle rate, delay and/or access permission.As another example, can completely close or Significantly slow down the one or more classes (such as backstage downloading process) that can include such as software upgrading network capacity managed service flow. As another example, for one group is connected to multiple base station apparatus just experiencing added flow demand, can throttle or drop Low transmit flow (such as internet browsing) as possible.As another example, can be on multiple devices being connected to busy base station Implement a strategy, allow device browse with a higher throttle rate or enter within a period of time in the base station that these are busy Row other transmit service activity as possible, if but device uses within certain a period of time be more than a certain amount service (such as, always Download and/or the amount of uploading data), then according to adaptive session Flow Policy described herein, this device can be flow-control. In some embodiments, it is impossible to the QoS grade flow throttling higher in this type of environment, such as VOIP flow, protect the most in real time Card bit rate to meet users service needs or expectation for be important, and throttle and/or block lower priority traffic (as Interactive browser and/or backstage are downloaded).In some embodiments, adjust QoS availability assessment process described herein, from And make not given at one base station or the experience extra demand of one group of base station or higher than a given thresholding requirement time Between or position provides and the higher QoS channel of configuration.

In some embodiments, there is period service program or the higher priority of higher QoS grade at busy network The user of service program or device have be applied thereon different flow control policy (such as, for QoS service and/ Or network capacity managed service), cause the flow performance of greater degree and/or the QoS service availability of greater degree.Such as, The flow-control access strategy that emergency services worker is higher can be given, network or the difference of subnetwork when it causes busy peak Do not service.In some embodiments, the difference for busy peak period accesses, and user can obtain award service program or can The QoS service using higher level is arranged and/or service program, thus obtains the differentiated services of busy peak time.As separately One example, needs the service of high QoS class hierarchy (such as real-time voice service, instant message transmission, PTT push to talk, difference video Stream and/or interactive game) flow be uncontrolled in same degree, and other lower-priority service or relatively low class The flow of service program is in check when busy peak.Such as, the service differentiation of this type be also based on type of device, User's group, user identity, user reward district's point and/or other standards/measurement and apply, as similarly described by this.

In some embodiments, control as described above (such as, to reduce, raise and/or in some modes Other control) access flow control arrange decision be by device service processor network capacity based on device assessment and Making, this decision can use various technology described herein to be determined.In some embodiments, control described above By a service controller being connected to device (such as, or other are one or more the decision that access flow processed controls to arrange is Network equipment element that can be mutual, makes as described in this), and this service controller provides instruction to device thus adjusts and connect Enter strategy setting.Such as, service controller can be from access device element, from flux capacity as the described herein and/or quality Device report or the report of the flux capacity obtained from the purpose specific device for assessing network capacity and/or quality obtain Obtain network capacity information.In some embodiments, control as described above the decision that access flow controls be based on time Between information, some day in one week or the two, thus circulation pattern is contained in network capacity and traffic demand.

In some embodiments, service controller is (such as, or another network equipment element or other yuan Part, as described in this) assessment network busy state, and then by reducing by access network device element (such as wireless base station) Support the capacity (such as, for QoS service and/or network capacity managed service) being supplied to one or more service class and control Device traffic demand processed.In this type of embodiment, service controller (such as, or similar function) use described here this One of a little technology collection network capacity information, and guides the one or more of these access network device elements, thus for connecting One or more reductions of equipment to these access network device elements be supplied to one or more QoS class grade and/or The capacity of network capacity managed service class.Such as, can of all devices based on a given service program state equal Throttling, or use pattern based on device flow in the up-to-date past described herein, or based on service program state and New flow uses the combination of pattern to make the decision that device slows down

In some embodiments, by there is difference QoS service and/or network capacity managed service as external world's service The extraneous service of the part provided makes device to use.Such as, can use is given being arranged in extraneous service The pre-assigned qos policy of service activity, or use and be served by providing extraneous QoS skill by the external world of QoS API request QoS Art.Other provide the embodiment of QoS differentiated services activity now for the common skill in this area in providing in external world's service Art personnel will be apparent from.As another example, can use is a given service activity being arranged in extraneous service Pre-assigned network capacity control strategy, monitoring and the technology of dynamically distribution, and/or use one to use API or emulation API The external world of technology is served by, and/or other technology described here provide extraneous network capacity managed service technology.

In some embodiments, the type of network that QoS service control strategy is adapted to be connected to for this device One function.Such as, (the flow appearance that relatively low available QoS enables such as, it is generally of when device is connected to a wireless network Amount 3G/4G network) time with (such as, be generally of the QoS capacitance grade of relatively High Availabitity when device is connected to a cable network Cable or DSL network) time compare, QoS flow amount control strategy and/or QoS service charging policy can be different.At this In class embodiment, device service processor and service controller tunable thus adaptive QoS service control strategy and/or QoS Service charge strategy and different, depend on which network this device is connected to.Similarly, it is also possible to be connected to one based on this device Individual Local wireless network or roaming wireless network come adaptive device QoS service control strategy and/or QoS service charge plan Slightly.In some embodiments, the charging policy that network capacity managed service control strategy and/or network capacity control is fitted It is made into a function of the type of the network being connected to for this device, as similarly described by this.

In some embodiments, various QoS correlation technique described herein and/or network capacity managed service technology By using DAS technology and/or using DAS technology to be performed by warp on the apparatus on service controller on device The secure communication of the service processor crossing checking is carried out.In some embodiments, relevant for various QoS described here technology And/or network capacity managed service technology pass through/with one or more intermediate NE/functions coordination/communicating is carried out, thus be QoS technology as the described herein and/or network capacity managed service technology assist various technology (such as, function).

Fig. 1 illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) And/or for providing DAS to protect a network architecture functional diagram of network capacity.In some embodiments, it is described herein The QoS for DAS technology use the network architecture shown in Fig. 1 to implement.In some embodiments, described here for The DAS technology of protection network capacity uses the network architecture shown in Fig. 1 to implement.

As indicated, Fig. 1 includes a 4G/3G/2G wireless network run by center fed business.As indicated, it is various wireless Device 100 communicates with base station 125, thus carries out wireless communication (such as, by fire wall 124) with wireless network, And other devices 100 communicate with Wi-Fi access point (AP) or grid (Mesh) 702, thus with and center fed business connect The Wi-Fi access CPE 704 entering network 109 communication carries out radio communication.In some embodiments, one or more devices 100 provide access point (such as cable network headend, DSL network DSLAM, fiber optic network aggregation and/or satellite network with other Network aggregation) one or more network elements/equipment communication.In some embodiments, each wireless device 100 includes one Service processor 115 (as indicated, such as performing on a processor of wireless device 100), and each service processor It is connected to a service controller 122 (such as, using coded communication) by a security control plane link.

In some embodiments, service use information includes that network service use information is (for instance, it is possible to such as The network service being used measurement apparatus to generate by the service in the network equipment uses measures or charging data record (CDR)), its from one or more network elements (such as, BTS/BSC 125, RAN gateway (not shown), transport gateway (not shown), Mobile wireless center/HLR 132, AAA 121, service use history/CDR be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 or other networks set Standby) obtain.In some embodiments, service use information includes miniature CDR.In some embodiments, miniature CDR is used for The service that is supplied in any required device activity uses the CDR of charging reconcile or be in harmonious proportion.In some embodiments, for often Individual required device activity one the miniature CDR transaction code of distribution being associated with a charging event, and service processor 115 quilt Programming is for including the activity computing being associated with this transaction code.In some embodiments, service processor 115 cycle Property ground report (such as, in each heart beating or based on any other cycle to such as service controller 122 or some other network elements , push and/or one or more communication technologys of pulling) miniature CDR uses measurement.In some embodiments, service Controller 122 miniature for heart beating CDR use information is reformatted as effective CDR form (such as, use and can by SGSN or GGSN or other used/the CDR form that processes of the network element/equipment that authorizes is for generating or processing CDR), and then by it It is transferred to a network element/function thus carries out CDR conciliation (such as, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118).

In some embodiments, CDR reconcile for by storing it in a suitable service and accessing to your account also It is accessed to your account middle deduction from user's set integrity service, miniature CDR service use information is counted.Such as, this skill Art provides and uses the service flexibly for CDR mediation and existing scheme, infrastructure and/or the technology of charging to make to use tricks Take scheme.Such as, charge system (such as, charge system 123 or billing interface 127) processes from being reconciled that CDR reconciles CDR feeds, and suitable account code is applied to the miniature CDR information being polymerized generated by device, and then with not Needing the mode changing existing charge system to generate charging event (such as, uses New Transaction code to carry out label new equipment auxiliary meter Take ability).In some embodiments, network configuration system 160 configures various network element/function for the mandate in network, As authorize some network element/function (such as, CDR store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 or other network element/functions) thus provide micro- Type CDR, the miniature CDR of reformatting and/or be polymerized or the CDR that reconciled.

As shown in fig. 1, it is provided that a CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118.In some embodiments, CDR Store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 receptions, store, be polymerized and reconcile the miniature CDR received from mobile device 100.Real at some Executing in scheme, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 settlement platforms also providing for the miniature CDR that a use is reconciled, as Described by this.In some embodiments, another network element provides and uses miniature CDR (example that is that be polymerized and/or that reconciled As, central charge interface 127 and/or another network element/function) settlement platform.

In some embodiments, the various technology for the subregion of device group are used for mobile device 100 subregion (example As, it is an allotter, OEM, MVNO and/or another partner or a subset of entity distribution mobile device 100).As Shown in Fig. 1, a MVNO core network 210 includes that a MVNO CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118, a MVNO Billing interface 122, and a MVNO charge system 123 (and other network elements shown in FIG).Some embodiment party In case, MVNO CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 receptions, stores, is polymerized and reconciles from mobile device 100 (such as, The device in MVNO component district) the miniature CDR that receives.

It will be recognized by those of ordinary skills other network architectures various can be used for provide device component district and Settlement platform, and Fig. 1 is the explanation of the network architecture of this type of example of only one, may be provided in described by this in this network architecture Device component district and settlement platform technology.

In some embodiments, CDR stores, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (such as, services use 118, including one The storage of charging aggregated data and regulation engine) it is the descriptor of a functional type, in some embodiments, it is in for description One or more be attached to one or more as Fig. 1 plant shown in sub-network (such as, center fed business access network 109 and/or Center fed business's core network 110) networking equipment devices/system in device/network hierarchy service use information, poly- Closing, reconcile and function of reporting, it communicates with service controller 122 and a central charge interface 127.Such as institute in FIG Showing, service uses 118 one function communicated with center fed business's core network 110 of offer.In some embodiments, CDR Store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 functions and be in network elsewhere, or be partially in elsewhere or with other nets Unit forms a whole/as a part.In some embodiments, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, to feed 118 functional Be in or be partially in aaa server 121 and/or mobile wireless center/attaching position register (HLR) 132 (as indicated, Communicate with DNS/DHCP server 126).In some embodiments, service use 118 is functional is in or is partly located in In base station, base station controller and/or base station polymerizer, the most collectively known as base station 125.In some embodiments In, CDR stores, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 functional be in or be partially in center fed business's access network 109 Networking components in, in networking components in a core network 110, in central charge system 123, central charge interface 127 In and/or other networking components or function in.This uses information for network and based on device service, gathers Conjunction, conciliation and the function of reporting (such as, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, the feeds 118) discussion in possible position can be by this areas Those of ordinary skill is promoted, as the described herein, and shown in other accompanying drawings described herein and embodiment. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, service controller 122 and central charge interface 127 are (such as, sometimes referred to as outside accounting management Interface or charging communication interface) communicate, it communicates with central charge system 123.As shown in fig. 1, an order Management 180 and user manage 182 and also communicate with center fed business's core network 110, thus according to some embodiments, for The order of device 100 assistance services and user's management.

In some embodiments, it is provided that service processor downloads 170, and it provides service processor (such as, service center Reason device 115) periodically download/update.In some embodiments, verification technique include being updated periodically, replace, And/or update the version obscured of service processor, in response to any execution or implement service processing on the device 100 Potential be compromised or distort one of device functional (such as, qos feature and/or network capacity managed service are functional) Individual instruction carries out any one in these technology.

In some embodiments, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) A device/network hierarchy service is provided to use information, be polymerized, reconcile and function of reporting.In some embodiments, CDR stores, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) at wireless network (such as, device 100) one or more device collection devices on generate/service of auxiliary uses information (such as, miniature CDR)；And with one The service use information that the spendable syntax of individual wireless network or a communication protocol provide device to generate, thus be wireless network The use information that one or more devices on network increase or alternative networks generates.In some embodiments, syntax is one Charging data record (CDR), and one or more in the following of this communication protocol: 3GPP, 3GPP2 or other Communication protocol.In some embodiments, as described in this, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 on wireless network One or more devices (such as, device 100) collect/receive miniature CDR.In some embodiments, CDR storage, polymerization, Reconcile, feeding 118 (such as, or other network elements and/or the various combinations of network element) includes that a service uses data storage (example As, charging polymerizer) and a regulation engine being used for being polymerized the service use information that collected device generates.At some In embodiment, network equipment is a CDR feed aggregator, and this CDR store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or Other network elements or the combination of network element) also it is one or more devices polymerization (network) CDR and/or micro-on wireless network Type CDR；Use a regulation engine (such as, by the charging of account, transaction charging, income Share Model and/or other What charging or other for servicing the rule using information, being polymerized, reconcile and report) be applied to be gathered by one group of rule On the CDR closed and/or miniature CDR, and for the one or more devices on wireless network, one group of new CDR and a charging are connect Mouth or a charge system (such as, being had the CDR of charging deviation by account/service offer) are communicated.Implement at some In scheme, various technology described herein is used to provide an income shared platform.In some embodiments, use These described various technology provide QoS and use charging/charge and/or network capacity managed service to use charging/charge.

In some embodiments, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) For the one or more devices on wireless network by one group of new CDR (such as, polymerization and reconcile CDR and/or be one subsequently Individual given wireless network is converted into the miniature CDR of standard CD R) and billing interface (such as, a central charge interface 127) or one charge system (such as, central charge system 123) communicates.In some embodiments, CDR stores, gathers Close, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) and service controller (such as a, service controller 122) communicate, thus be that (such as, the service that the one or more device collection devices on wireless network generate uses information Miniature CDR).In some embodiments, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 (and/or other network elements or the group of network element Close) communicate with a service controller, wherein this service controller and a billing interface or a charge system are carried out Communication.In some embodiments, CDR store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) will The service that device generates uses information to communicate with a billing interface or a charge system.In some embodiments, CDR stores, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) and a transport gateway and/or wireless connect Enter network (RAN) gateway to communicate, thus be one or more device collection devices on wireless network generate/based on dress The service put uses information.In some embodiments, device assistant service is used information (such as, micro-by service controller 122 Type CDR) store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (such as, or other network elements and/or the various combinations of network element) with CDR and lead to Letter.

In some embodiments, (such as, or other network elements and/or network element CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 Various combinations) executing rule, thus be polymerized by account and mediation function one bill of execution.In some embodiments, CDR Store, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) executing rule, thus perform a service meter Take function (as described in this), and/or thus perform a service/transaction income sharing functionality (as described in this).? In some embodiments, store with CDR, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 that (and/or other network elements or the combination of network element) communicate Service controller 122 performs a regulation engine, thus polymerization apparatus for regulating assistant service use information (such as, miniature CDR).In some embodiments, store with CDR, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 (such as, or other network elements and/or network element Various combinations) regulation engine device communicating performs a regulation engine, thus polymerization apparatus for regulating assistant service make With information (such as, QoS service uses information and/or network capacity managed service to use information).

In some embodiments, regulation engine is included in (such as, form a whole/as a part) CDR and deposits Store up, be polymerized, reconcile, feed in 118.In some embodiments, regulation engine and the function (as described in this) that is associated It it is a single function/device.In some embodiments, service controller 122 carries out the merit of these rule-based engines Some or all of (as described in this) of energy, and communicate with central charge interface 127.In some embodiments, Service controller 122 is carried out some or all of (as described in this) of the function of these rule-based engines, and with central authorities Charge system 123 communicates.

In some embodiments, it is provided that a settlement platform service.Such as, polymerizable or reconcile miniature CDR thus It is one or more services of using of a communicator (such as a, user of communicator) and uses relevant to service Connection.One regulation engine or another function can be that a specific service determines that the income that a service uses shares distribution, Thus for income share distribution/model determine this type of service use clearing, and to or multiple operator, distribution partner, MVNO, Whole seller partner and/or other partners or entity distribute charging and settlement information.In some embodiments, this service is one Individual transactional services.

In some embodiments, copy is sent from the network equipment to the charge system 123 being used for generating service charging CDR.In some embodiments, filter copy CDR thus only send those for by service controller and/or service processing The CDR/ record of the device that device (device such as, managed) controls.Such as, this method can provide and central charge system 123 The report of same grade, the report of lower grade and/or the report of greater degree that required report is compared.

In some embodiments, it is provided that account debit charging deviation.Such as, account debit charging deviation information is permissible It is informed to central charge system by the CDR polymerizer feeding providing a polyplant assistant service to use data feeding 123, thus the device for management provides one group of new CDR to central charge interface 127 and/or central charge system 123.One In a little embodiments, similar technology is used to provide transaction charging.Such as, can be to central charge interface 127 and/or central authorities' meter Charge system 123 provides transaction billing log information.

In some embodiments, regulation engine (such as, is performed by service use 118 or another network element, as at this Described) provide an account debit charging deviation.Such as, device assistant service uses information (such as, miniature CDR) to include One type of transaction field or transaction code (such as, the service for being associated uses information to indicate a type of service).Such as, Regulation engine can use a rule or one group of rule based on the identified service being associated with device generation service use information Then, so that it is determined that an account debit charging deviation (such as, can generate a new CDR with account debit determined by offer Charging deviation).In some instances, determined by, account debit charging deviation can be provided as the letter that the service of user accesses to your account Reputation degree (such as, can by the service that a minus deviation is user access to your account generation one new CDR, as Internet chat Service uses, or transactional services uses, or any other mesh of one or more rule performed for rule-based engine ).

As another example, for a transactional services, the clothes that can be user for the use that this transactional services is relevant Business accesses to your account one first new CDR with minus deviation of generation, and can generate one and have and just service the of use value Two new CDR thus identical service is used and charges (such as, Amazon (Amazon), Eachnet for transaction service provider (eBay) or another transaction service provider).In some embodiments, to generate the two new for service controller 122 CDR, and service use 118 storage, polymerization and CDR new for the two is delivered to central charge interface 127.At some In embodiment, service controller 122 generates the CDR that the two is new, and service use 118 storage, polymerization and by this two Individual new CDR communicates with central charge interface 127, and wherein central charge interface 127 applies rule (such as, executing rule Engine is so that it is determined that account debit charging deviation).

In some embodiments, to regulation engine, (such as, service uses data storage and rule to service controller 122 Engine, as CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118) dispensing device generate CDR, and regulation engine application one or more Rule, as described herein in those and/or any other charging/service uses relevant rule, as common for this area Technical staff is obvious.In some embodiments, service controller 122 generates the CDR of other network elements similar, and rule (such as, account debit) performs in central charge interface 127.Such as, for generate the service of the CDR of other network elements similar Controller 122, in some embodiments, service controller 122 is configured in wireless network (such as, by network configuration system System 160) on, and substantially behave like other CDR makers on network.

In some embodiments, service controller 122 is configured to a kind of novel network savvy, its by network its His required element (such as, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118) be identified as one effective to CDR, authorize and Secure source.In some embodiments, if required network equipment is only from certain form of networked devices (such as, RAN gateway Or transport gateway) identifying CDR, then service controller 122 provides to other networked devices and indicates it is the institute for providing CDR The authentication credentials of the equipment of one of the type authorized.In some embodiments, service controller 122 and required CDR polymerization And the link between mediation devices fixed, authenticated, encrypted and/or signed.

In some embodiments, CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 and abandon and receive from one or more network elements Network service use information (such as, network CDR).In these embodiments, service controller 122 to CDR stores, is polymerized, reconciles, feeds 118 offer device assistant services use information (such as, CDR or miniature based on device CDR) (such as, CDR stores, be polymerized, reconcile, feed 118 can only provide one or more storage, polymerization and communication function, because of For not requiring to reconcile network CDR and device auxiliary CDR), and service based on device use information is provided Centre billing interface 127 or central charge system 123.

In some embodiments, it is only by device group, user's plan or other any standards, classification and/or packet And manage and/or based on device (as based on external world's service or extraneous service provider or transactional services or transactional services Provider) provide CDR based on device (such as, miniature CDR) as the described herein and/or the execution of rule-based engine The new CDR generated.

In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS includes one for assisting coordination and/or configuration wireless access/nothing The service processor (such as, any device auxiliary element/function) of line access bearer (such as, RAB).In some embodiments In, service processor determine for one of QoS request whether be authorized to (such as, according to QoS, user identity, can With local network capacity (such as, other one or more devices and/or network being reported)).In some embodiments, dress Put the report of QoS capacity requirement provide and/or increase network capacity requirements report.

In some embodiments, one is included for (such as, communicator, such as movement at device for the QoS of DAS Radio communication device and/or middle interconnection device) assist to coordinate and/or configuration nothing on upper, network and/or on device and network Service controller (such as, any Service controll based on network equipment unit of line access/RAB (such as, RAB) Part/function).In some embodiments, service controller provides device QoS capacity to need to other network equipments/element/functionality Ask report, and also configure that subsequently based on various standards and the RAB channel that determines.

In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS provides device auxiliary monitoring, information and/or functional thus assist Help and not there is and/or assist network monitoring, information and/or the QoS of functional (such as, deep-packet detection (DPI)) And/or by network monitoring, information and/or functional offer this type of be not the most available monitoring, information and/or Functional (such as, the activity of the encryption on device be not likely to be DPI or other network technology accessible).Example As, QoS can be assisted to set up for the QoS of DAS thus assist QoS to set up and provide this type of to use the technology being based only upon network possible It is available information on the contrary.Such as, device special operations and/or service monitoring technology can use such as QoS activity map (example As, as described in this or other similar technology) by the activity monitored and/or service auxiliary QoS classification.Such as, use Such device ancillary technique eliminates and/or minimizes DPI or other can raise privacy concern/problem, network/net neutrality worry/problem Network technology, and/or be not the most provided that the granularity service/activity monitoring of similar or equivalence is (more than as Discussed), and/or also this type of is processed and be unloaded to communicator (such as, extremely from network (such as, network element/device/functional) The communicator of this type of function can be carried out for this type of less, process and/or memory span based on it, such as skill common to this area Art personnel institute is significantly).In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS include for for QoS request provide initial authorization/permitted Can the service provider of (such as, use various technology described herein), and service controller determines that this QoS request is No should be authorized to (such as, based on various QoS mandate/license/authorization criteria (such as, QoS activity map and/or QoS request Rule) and/or network capacity, as described in this).In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS includes for service Controller provides the service provider of the QoS request including a QoS class, and whether service controller determines this QoS request Should be authorized to, as described in this.In some embodiments, for protecting the QoS of network capacity to provide device auxiliary prison Control, information and/or functional thus assist to protect not there is and/or assist network monitoring, information and/or functional The network capacity of (such as, deep-packet detection (DPI)) and/or by network monitoring, information and/or functional offer This type of is not the most available monitoring, information and/or functional (such as, the activity of the encryption on device is not likely to be DPI Or other network technology are accessible).In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to provide device Auxiliary monitoring, information and/or functional thus assist to protect not have and rely on DPI and/or not there is DPI wireless network individually Any use of network or the network capacity of any important use, it is by device rather than in the core net of DPI gateway Network depths control plant network access behavior thus preserve Internet resources and network capacity (such as, though chat device behavior Blocked at DPI gateway, wireless network capacitance is downloaded in technology consumption based on DPI in the air；Otherwise, do not use skill based on DPI Art control that device service uses for protect the DAS technology of network capacity such as to provide not consume aerial download wireless The use notice based on device of network capacity and services selection UI).

In some embodiments, for the QoS of DAS and/or for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include for network capacity (such as, sector, channel, busy state information or network capacity use/availability and/or the desired demand of network capacity) to Base station (BTS) provides or assists report, one or more based in such as the following: monitored on the communication device Application uses, the User Activity that monitored on the communication device, communication position, other available networks and/or other monitored Movable, service use measurement and/or module determined by or.In some embodiments, it is defined as needing net at one Network service use (for instance, it may be required increase wireless network bandwidth, as based on service use activity map) application perform Time or afterwards, send for logical to network (such as, network controller or other network equipment element/functionality) for the QoS of DAS The upcoming information of capacity requirement of T unit (such as, initiates QoS RAB (RAB) or other types potentially The configuration of RAB).

In some embodiments, from one or more and wireless communication communicator collection network capacity (example As, busy state information) (such as, from the network capacity/use information of the angular surveying of communicator each respectively by each The service processor on communicator respectively is determined and is stored), and reported service controller, and service control Device processed (such as, or another network element/function) uses this information to determine what resource is for the various grades of QoS (such as, In response to/assist various QoS request) and/or to run through multiple base station and/or network (such as, cable network, cellular network, Wi-Fi and/or other wireless networks) the distribution of worn balance be available.

In some embodiments, the service processor performed on the communication device sends a QoS to service controller Request (such as, wireless network Bearer Channel reservation request or RAB (RAB) request).Service controller uses and such as exists These described various verification techniques verify this request.In some embodiments, service controller assists have one or many The coordination of the various device QoS request of the individual base station (BTS) communicated with communicator, the QoS reservation asked with offer Thus assist new QoS session.In some embodiments, service controller is by such as providing to device service processor Various QoS route instructions (such as, be polymerized, distinguish order of priority, queue up, authorize, distribute reserved/RAB, refusal, heavy-route (as It is re-routed to other BTS and/or other networks) and/or otherwise manage QoS request) provide QoS routing function, wherein BTS is probably or may not realize that QoS.Such as, such as, QoS priority (can service use based on movable and/or answer With), the grade of service, user identity, network capacity, temporal information and/or can be on basis of business, in session basis, prop up in advance The QoS priority bought on the basis of Fuing or on project basis.As another example, QoS priority also can by type of device, User, group, application type, content type or other any standards in one group or measurement and/or its any combination and not With.In some embodiments, service controller alsos for QoS enforcement and management and assists have each of other network element/functions Plant the coordination of device QoS request, thus a QoS scheme end to end is provided.

In some embodiments, QoS can be symmetrical or asymmetrical for two mobile devices.Implement at some In scheme, QoS resource availability may be from communicator, one or more BTS, other network functions (such as, Service controll, Service controller and/or any other network element/function) or its any combination.In some embodiments, service controller is to separately One network element/function provides QoS demand information.In some embodiments, service controller provides central authorities' polymerizer and strategy Determine point (PDP).In some embodiments, service controller is communicator, one or more BTS and/or the group of the two Close and control (such as, at least in part) QoS correlation function.

In some embodiments, use various technology described herein to determine QoS service use/transaction and/or The charge (such as, monitor and/or determine association charge or charging) that network capacity managed service uses/concludes the business.Such as, service center Reason device can assist the movable charge controlling QoS and/or network capacity.In some embodiments, service processor uses dress Put auxiliary charging data record (CDR) or (such as, miniature CDR assists the movable charge controlling QoS and/or network capacity Use transaction code that QoS class is relevant and/or the relevant transaction code that network capacity controls), as at this about various embodiments Described.In some embodiments, to the charge of QoS and/or network capacity managed service wholly or partly by one Or multiple network element/function (such as, service controller, other gateways of SGSN/GGSN/ and/or billing interface/server) is carried out.

In some embodiments, service use information includes network service use information.Some embodiment party In case, network service use information includes network CDR.In some embodiments, service use information bag Include service based on device and use information.In some embodiments, service based on device uses information to include that device assists CDR, is also known as miniature CDR, as described in this at this.In some embodiments, miniature CDR for required any The CDR providing service to use charging in device activity reconcile or be in harmonious proportion (such as, it is provided that the service of granularity uses information, as based on Application layer services uses monitoring, transactional services to use activity/meeting that monitoring, QoS activity/session/transaction, network capacity control Words/transaction and/or other kinds of service use information).In some embodiments, each device includes a service center (such as, the service processor performed on the processor of communicator, such as the mobile dress that can communicate with wireless network for reason device Put or middle interconnection device).

In some embodiments, relevant with charging event (charging event such as, being correlated with for QoS) for each hope Connection device activity distribution one miniature CDR transaction code, and service processor is programmed thus will be with this transaction code-phase Association activity computing interior (such as, various transaction code can with and some service, application and/or based on QoS class or priority The service that is associated uses and is associated, respectively, its can be used for for these various service/websites based on the Internet/network/ Transaction and/or any other service based on the Internet/network/website provide the clothes of the granularity that can include service based on transaction Make sure use).Such as, using these technology (as described in this), the most any kind of device is movable (such as, including QoS Class that class and priorization and/or network capacity control and priorization) can be calculated in interior individually and/or be controlled (such as, quilt Throttle, limit and/or controlled the most as desired).In some embodiments, service processor is periodically Ground is reported (such as, in each heart beating or based on any other cycle to such as service controller or some other network elements/function , push and/or one or more communication technologys of pulling) miniature CDR uses measurement.In some embodiments, service Controller miniature for heart beating CDR use information is reformatted as effective CDR form (such as, use and can by SGSN or GGSN or some other network element/functions authorized are the CDR form handled by CDR), and miniature by reformat subsequently CDR is transferred to a network element/function, is used for carrying out CDR conciliation.

In some embodiments, CDR reconcile for by storing it in a suitable service and accessing to your account also It is accessed to your account middle deduction from user's set integrity service, miniature CDR service use information is counted suitably.Example As, present technology provides a kind of use for the service flexibly of CDR conciliation and the existing solution of charging and use charging solution Certainly scheme.Such as, charge system can process the CDR the reconciled feeding reconciled from CDR, is applied by suitable account code To the miniature CDR information being polymerized generated by device, and then need not to change existing charge system, basis sets Execute and the mode of technology generates charging event (such as, using New Transaction code to carry out the device auxiliary accounting capabilities that label is new).

In some embodiments, carry out on the communication device or carried out by it various QoS technology (such as, use Service processor provides or assists offer QoS session configuration, QoS tactical management, qos policy to enforce and/or QoS meter Take/charge, such as QoS charge record and report) it is empirical tests (such as, using various verification technique described herein).? In some embodiments, carry out on the communication device or the various network capacity managed service technology that carried out by it (such as, make There is provided with service processor or assist offer network capacity managed service tactical management, network capacity managed service strategy to force Perform and/or the charge of network capacity managed service, such as network capacity managed service charge record and report) it is empirical tests (example As, use various verification technique described herein).

Such as, QoS request, relevant for QoS policing rule (such as, QoS activity map, service program relevant for QoS and/ Or service strategy arrange) and implement, qos policy enforce and QoS charge be that empirical tests (such as, periodically, is often handed over Easily and/or based on some other standards/estimate).In some embodiments, during verification technique includes the following Or multinomial: network service is used measure with and the first service strategy that is associated of communicator compared with, by device Assistant service uses measurement compared with this first service strategy, this network service is used and measure and this device auxiliary Service uses measurement to compare, carries out testing and confirm that device assistant service based on this test uses measurement, carries out user circle Face (UI) notice (such as, it can include subscription authentication, password, problem/answer challenge and/or other authentication techniques) and/or Other similar verification techniques, as will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.Therefore, in some embodiments, use In the checking " pass closed-loop " that the QoS of DAS is technology relevant for various QoS, as QoS request, QoS authorize, QoS use and/or QoS charges.In some embodiments, service processor and service controller are used as other QoS element/merits in network The QoS managed/coordinated system that can verify that of energy.In some embodiments, if this type of or other verification technique determines or Auxiliary determine QoS request, QoS report and/or qos policy behavior (such as, or similarly, network capacity managed service monitoring, Report and/or strategy interaction) do not mate with desired request, report and/or strategy, then can carry out the behavior responded, example As, communicator (such as, and/or suspecting service) can be interrupted, isolates, inactivate/terminate, and/or is marked for into one Analysis/the supervision of step is so that it is determined that this device the most just breaks down, needs to update, be tampered or be compromised, by malice Software infects and/or whether there is any other problem.

In some embodiments, communicator (such as, service processor) safeguard by device activity association to or mapping Arrive a QoS flow journey table of RAB/QoS channel to QoS grade/class again, and in some embodiments, communicator is also Communicator notice priorities associated QoS flow QoS management network function/element (such as, based on or use this QoS flow journey Table).In some embodiments, service controller receives or gather information from communicator, and safeguards this type of for communicator QoS flow journey table, and in some embodiments, service controller also notifies the QoS flow of priorities associated for communicator QoS management network function/element (such as, based on or use this QoS flow journey table).In some embodiments, can be by thoroughly Bright mode distributes the stream into the activity initiated at communicator, or simply by activity class or user preference, or use Other technologies.

In some embodiments, communicator safeguards a QoS charge rate, scheduled transmission number of times and/other QoS phases The form of pass information thus in data network grade, implement one cover MAC, with management non-QoS MAC enable and/or Not there is QoS on the various functional legacy network supporting QoS to control (such as, and this type of technology can be additionally used in offer Give the qos feature through heterogeneous networks).In some embodiments, relevant for QoS strategy is in roaming and local service control Exchange between device processed, thus assist when roaming on one or more non-local network QoS to support.

In some embodiments, communicator is used as network capacity indicator (such as, for home cell collection network appearance Amount information, and to service controller communication or report network capacity information).Such as, permanent home cell communicator can It is placed on region, home cell thus increases legacy equipment for such network Volume Indicator/function of reporting.There is described herein use In the various other technologies determining network capacity and/or network availability.

In some embodiments, service partner and/or service provider can wholly or partly subsidize by one to Fixed user or one group of customer upgrade are to SLA relevant for QoS more preferable for a preferred purpose (SLA)/class.In some embodiments, use and/or the row of other communicators monitored based on the service monitored The user of communicator can be presented to (such as, as to required or preferably use for, the QoS upgrading/indulgence that this type of is subsidized Family behavior or the reason/award to other reasons).Similarly, in some embodiments, these technology apply also for network Capacity managed service.

In some embodiments, QoS charge is to charge (such as, often based on QoS channel/reserved, service flow or RAB RAB single current, every RAB multithread, often flow many RAB).In some embodiments, charge is (such as, for QoS and/or for net Network capacity managed service) be one or more based in the following: network busy state, time standard, user's service Class request, flow and class, time and class, network capacity (such as, network busy state) and class, temporal information and class, position, stream Amount type, application type, application class, destination, purpose type, partner services and/or other standards/measurement.Implement at some In scheme, use various verification technique described here (such as, test billable events) checking QoS charge.Some embodiment party In case, use various verification technique described here (such as, test billable events) checking network capacity managed service charge. In some embodiments, QoS charge is to use (such as, by Mbytes (MB)), by when passing through of QoS class by data Between service flow, some day by the speed of time, network busy state, temporal information/mono-week, service program, current Network and/or other standards/measurement.In some embodiments, the charge of network capacity managed service is to be used by data (such as, by Mbytes (MB)), by network capacity managed service class by the service flow of time, by the speed of time Some day, service program, current network and/or other standards/measurement in degree, network busy state, temporal information/mono-week.

In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS includes the one or more coordination merit having in the following Can: DAS element/functionality, Radio Access Network (RAN), transmission network, core network, GRX network, IPX network and/or other Network/element/functionality.

Fig. 2 illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) And/or for providing DAS with another functional diagram of another network architecture of protection network capacity.In some embodiments In, the QoS for DAS technology described here uses the network architecture shown in Fig. 2 to implement.In some embodiments, make Implement described here for protecting the DAS technology of network capacity by the network architecture shown in Fig. 2.

As indicated, Fig. 2 includes various device 100, these devices include service processor 115.Such as, device 100 can wrap Include various types of mobile device, such as phone, PDA, calculating device, laptop computer, net book, panel computer, photographing unit, sound Pleasure/media player, GPS device, the application of networking and the device of any other networking；And/or device 100 can include various The middle interconnection device of type, as described in this.Device 100 accesses and core net with Service controll 210 and center fed business Network 220 communicates.Additionally provide the service strategy and charging communicated with center fed business access and core network 220 Function 230.Such as, device 100 can be accessed by center fed business and core network 220 communicates with the Internet 120, thus Access various internet sites/service 240 (such as, Google (Google) website/service, Yahoo (Yahoo) website/service, black The certain kind of berries (Blackberry) service, Fructus Mali pumilae (Apple) iTunes and application shop (AppStore), Amazon (Amaon.com), face Compose net (FaceBook) and/or any other Internet service or other network-assisted services).

In some embodiments, Fig. 2 provides support as the described herein for protecting the various DAS of network capacity The wireless network architecture of technology.It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that other network architectures various can be used for providing in this institute Describe for protecting the various DAS technology of network capacity, and Fig. 2 show only another and may be provided in this described use Such network examples of architectures in the various DAS technology of protection network capacity.

Fig. 3 illustrate according to some embodiments for providing service quality (QoS) for device assistant service (DAS) Including service processor 115 based on device and service controller 122 and/or for providing DAS with protection network capacity Another functional diagram of framework 300.In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS technology described here uses in Fig. 3 and shows The function gone out/element is implemented.In some embodiments, use the function shown in Fig. 3/element implement described here for The DAS technology of protection network capacity.

Such as, framework 300 provides service processor enforcement and the service controller reality of the more comprehensive device of feature based Execute.As indicated, this is connected to the Internet 120 corresponding to wherein service controller 122 and is not directly connected to access network 1610 Networked deployment.A datum plane (such as, flow of services plane) communication path is shown as indicated, connect with solid line, and Connect with dotted line and show control plane (such as, Service control plane) communication path.As to those of ordinary skill in the art institute It will be evident that the functional subregion between a device agency and another device agency is based on such as design alternative, networking Environment, device and/or service/application and can be used for the various different combination of various different enforcement.Such as, function Line can be drawn again in any mode that product designer considers appropriate.As indicated, this includes the conduct for device agency Some subregion schematically implemented and function Burst Regions, although other the most more complicated embodiments can include for filling Put different subregions and the function Burst Regions of proxy functionality specification, such as, for management development specification and test complexity and Workflow.It addition, in various embodiments, may move or rearrange operation and data path is mutual or monitoring data The placement of the agency in path.Such as, below with respect to such as Fig. 4,12 and 13 and Fig. 5 to 11 (reality such as, being correlated with for DAS Execute the QoS of scheme) and Figure 14 to 23 (such as, be used for the DAS of the embodiment protecting network capacity to be correlated with), describe in Fig. 3 Shown function element.

As shown in Figure 3, service processor 115 includes a service control device link 1691.Such as, due to based on dress The service control technology of the monitoring relating to running through network put becomes more sophisticated, have device agency and network element between effective And the control plane commu link communicating service strategy flexibly, control, monitor or verifying becomes more and more important. In some embodiments, service control device link 1691 is used for being transferred to and receiving from network element for device side offer one The system of the service broker of function.In some embodiments, by the multiple proxy message in buffering transmission and by its framing Strengthen the Flux efficiency of this link.In some embodiments, by controlling transmission frequency or transmission frequency being linked to clothes The speed that use of make suring or flow use improves Flux efficiency further.In some embodiments, one or more peace is used Complete or secret grade makes link be robust for finding, eavesdropping or be compromised.In some embodiments, service Control device link 1691 and also provide communication link and heart beating timing for acting on behalf of heartbeat function.As discussed below, at this The disclosed various embodiments for service control device link 1691 provide one and for transmission and receive and other nets The effective of information safety approach are implemented, control, monitor and verified to the service strategy of unit.

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes a service control server link 1638.Some embodiment party In case, relate to running through network (such as, the service control technology based on device of monitoring on the control plane) is more complicated, And because so, have at device agency (such as, service processor 115) and network element (such as, service controller 112) Between effectively and the control plane commu link that communicates service strategy flexibly, control, monitor or verify becomes more Come the most important.Such as, in service control server link 1638 and the service control of service processor 115 of service controller 122 Communication link between device link 1691 processed can provide one effectively and flexibly to control plane commu link, in Fig. 3 A shown Service controll link 1653, and in some embodiments, this controls plane commu link and provides one Safety (such as, encryption) communication link, thus provide between service processor 115 and service controller 122 safe, two-way Communication.In some embodiments, service control server link 1638 is used for being transferred to and connecing for network side offer one Receive the system of the service broker from Network Element Function.In some embodiments, by the multiple proxy message in buffering transmission And its framing is strengthened the Flux efficiency (such as, thus reducing Internet chat) of this link.In some embodiments, pass through Control transmission frequency and/or the service that transmission frequency is linked to uses or the speed of flow use improves flow effect further Rate.In some embodiments, use one or more safety and/or secret grade to make link for the communication on link Potential discovery, eavesdrop or be compromised for be safety.In some embodiments, service control server link 1638 is also Act on behalf of heartbeat function and provide communication link and heart beating timing.

In some embodiments, service control server link 1638 is for protecting, sign, encrypting and/or with its other party Before formula sends this type of communication on Service controll link 1653, protection communicates and provides.Such as, service control server link 1638 can be sent to transport layer or be sent directly to link layer to transmit.In another example, service control server Link 1638 protects the communication with transport layer encryption further, such as TCP TLS or another safe transmission layer protocol.As separately One example, service control server link 1638 can in link layer encryption, as use IPSEC, various possible VPN service, The IP layer encryption of other forms and/or another link layer encryption technology.

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes an Access Control integrity servers 1654 (such as, service plan Slightly security server).In some embodiments, Access Control integrity processor 1654 is collected in service strategy, service makes With the device information in, proxy configurations and/or act of agency.Such as, Access Control integrity servers 1654 can cross-check This information thus identify service strategy implement and control system in integrity violations.In another example, control is accessed Integrity servers 1654 processed can suspect that service strategy invades (such as, qos policy infringement and/or network capacity managed service Strategy invade) or system integrity invade time initiation action.

In some embodiments, Access Control integrity servers 1654 (and/or service controller 122 another its He is agency) act in the report and error condition of Access Control integrity agent 1694 (such as, service strategy TSM Security Agent). The many inspection of Access Control integrity agent 1654 can be completed by server.Such as, Access Control integrity agent 1654 is examined Look into include in the following one or more: use for the service of the range consistent with strategy and measure (such as, from Network and/or the use from device are measured)；The configuration of agency；The operation of agency；And/or dynamic proxy download.

In some embodiments, if strategy be intended to suitable, then Access Control integrity servers 1654 (with/ Or service controller 122 a certain other agency) by by various service use measure (such as, information based on network monitoring, As by use IPDR or CDR, and/or local service use monitoring information) with desired service usage behavior (such as, QoS Strategy and/or network capacity managed service strategy) it is compared to verify that device service strategy is implemented.Such as, if strategy purport Suitable, then device service implement can include measure pass through total QoS data, the QoS data passed through within a period of time, IP address, the data of every IP address and/or other measure such as position, download, the Email that accesses, URL, and by this type of Measure compared with desired service usage behavior.

In some embodiments, Access Control integrity servers 1654 is (such as, and/or certain of service controller 122 One other agencies) checking device service strategy, and may indicate that QoS service is measured and the erroneous matching checking of QoS service strategy It is one or more that error condition includes in the following: undelegated network insertion (such as, surmounts environmental services strategy to limit Access)；Undelegated network speed (such as, surmounts the average speed that service strategy limits)；Web database technology does not mate QoS Strategy limits (such as, need not reenter/revise service strategy, device is not parked at the limit)；The undelegated network address；Not The service authorized uses (such as, VOIP, Email and/or web page browsing)；Undelegated application uses (such as, electronics postal Part, VOIP, Email and/or webpage)；For plan, service utilization rate is the highest；And strategy controller do not controlled/ It is throttled to the end；And/or any other is in Service measurement and the erroneous matching of service strategy.Therefore, in some embodiments, connect Enter to control integrity servers 1654 (and/or other agencies a certain of service controller 122) and a strategy/Service controll is provided Integrity service, thus continuously (such as, be periodically and/or based on trigger event) checking device Service controll not by Crack and/or do not show that strategy is outer (such as, qos policy and/or network capacity managed service strategy).

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes a service history server 1650 (such as, charging server). In some embodiments, service history server 1650 is from access network aaa server 1621 and service monitoring agent 1696 Collect and record service to use or service activity report.Such as, although in certain embodiments, the service from network element uses History can be more detailed than the service history from device, and the service history carrying out automatic network can be that device service strategy is real The checking executed provides a valuable source, because such as, for a device mistake on device or cracking event, broken Solve network equipment and software is the most difficult.Such as, the service history from device is reported and can be included various service Tracking information, as described similarly above.In some embodiments, service history server 1650 comes to it according to request His server and/or one or more agency provide service history.In some embodiments, service history server 1650 to Device service history 1618 (such as, CDR feeding and CDR reconcile) provides service to use history.In some embodiments, in order to Assist the purpose of activation trace service function (described below), the net that service history server 1650 attending device is already connected to The history of network.Such as, present networks summary of activity can include assessed network the movable v time collected, often connect and/or The flow v time often connected.As another example, can analyze or report this summary of activity further, thus in order to charging is total to Enjoy the purpose of mediation, estimate the type of the service program being associated with traffic activity.

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes a policy management servers 1652 (such as, Policy Decision Point (PDP) server), this policy management servers is used for the service that manages and uses strategy, as controlled in qos policy and/or network capacity Service strategy.In some embodiments, strategy is sent to by policy management servers 1652 by Service controll link 1653 Service processor 115.In some embodiments, policy management servers 1652 is filling according to the management of device service profiles The strategy setting (such as, the various strategy setting as described by embodiments the most various at this) put.In some embodiments In, policy management servers 1652 arranges Transient Policy on policy enforcement agent (such as, policy enforcement agent 1690).Example As, policy management servers 1652 can distributing policy be arranged, monitoring service uses, and if desired, revises strategy setting.Example As, in the case of preferably going to manage its user servicing cost of use for network at one, or at any adaptive strategy pipe In the case of reason demand, policy management servers 1652 can safeguard that higher and device a communication frequency is to collect flow And/or Service measurement issue new strategy setting.In this example, be periodically and/or based on various triggering/event/ Request reports the Service measurement of assembly monitor and changing of any user's service strategy preference to policy management servers 1652 Become.In this example, privacy of user setting usually requires that and securely communicates (such as, security service control link with network 1653), as by policy management servers 1652, thus ensure at this type of configuring request/strategy setting transmitted on network Time, each side of privacy of user is safeguarded suitably.Such as, information can be divided into service strategy management, not with other For the database communication of CRM, thus safeguard privacy of user.

In some embodiments, policy management servers 1652 provides adaptive strategy to manage on device.Such as, plan Slightly management server 1652 can be arranged and target by distributing policy, and relies on tactical management (such as, service processor based on device 115) some or all of strategy self adaptation is carried out.This method can need less mutual, thus for device with device Tactical management (such as, relative to above-described policy management method based on each server/network, decreases Internet chat) Purpose, reduce Internet chat on Service controll link 1653.This method is also by having permitted a user to privacy of user Preference/arrange configures device strategy and provides the privacy of user embodiment of robust, so that such as without user Mandate, then sensitive information (such as, the information of geographic position data, network history and/or other sensitivities) can not be with network Communicate.In some embodiments, policy management servers 1652 adjusts service strategy based on temporal information.At some In embodiment, policy management servers 1652 receives, asks and/or otherwise obtain the survey of network availability/capacity (such as, network is numerous to measure and adjust traffic-shaped strategy and/or other strategy setting based on available network availability/capacity Busy condition).

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes a network traffic analysis server 1656.Some embodiment party In case, network traffic analysis server 1656 is collected/is received service and use history for multiple devices and/or many group devices and analyze Service uses.In some embodiments, network traffic analysis server 1656 represents service in various formats and uses data, Thus identify network service quality and/or the raising of service revenue rate.In some embodiments, network traffic analysis server For the network under variable setting, 1656 estimate that in potential service strategy service quality and/or service use.Real at some Executing in scheme, network traffic analysis server 1656 is asked by one or more causing for overall network service quality or service fee The service behavior that the device identification of topic is actual or potential.In some embodiments, network traffic analysis server 1656 is Network under variable setting estimates network availability/capacity in potential service strategy.In some embodiments, network Flow analysis servers 1656 is that overall network availability/capacity by one or more impacts and/or causes the device of problem to know Unactual or potential service behavior.

As shown in Figure 3, service analysis, test and download 122B and include beta testing service device 1658 (such as a, plan Slightly create point and beta testing service device).In some embodiments, beta testing service device 1658 to or multiple device issue The service program strategy setting of candidate.In some embodiments, beta testing service device 1658 is one or more candidate's Service program strategy setting provides network service to use or field feedback summary report.In some embodiments, for Different candidate service planning strategies is arranged, and beta testing service device 1658 provides a kind of and beta test result compared or be Further strategy setting optimization and select the mechanism of the candidate of optimum, as being used for protecting network capacity.

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes that control server 1660 (such as, service software is downloaded in a service Download and control server).In some embodiments, service download control server 1660 provides a download function thus pacifies Service software element (such as, service processor 115 and/or the agency/group of service processor 115 on dress and/or updating device Part), as described in this.

As shown in Figure 3, service controller 122 includes a charging event server 1662 (such as, miniature CDR service Device).In some embodiments, charging event server 1662 is collected charging event, is provided service meter to service processor 115 Draw information, to service processor 115 provide service use update, as connecing between device and central charge server 1619 Mouthful and/or for some ecommerce charging transaction provide believable third party's function.

As shown in Figure 3, access network HLR aaa server 1621 and access network 1610 carry out network service.One In a little embodiments, access network aaa server 1621 provides required access network AAA to service and (such as, accesses for device The Access Control of layer and authorization function) thus allow device to arrive above center fed business's access network and service provider network. In some embodiments, another layer of Access Control is required for device accesses other networks, as the Internet, Enterprise network and/or machine to machine network.This extra play of Access Control can be by such as service processor 115 on device Implement.In some embodiments, access network aaa server 1621 also provides for suspecting service and for based on from clothes into device The device of the communication that business controller 122 receives recovers the ability of service.In some embodiments, access network aaa server 1621 also provide for being routed directly to an isolation network maybe when calling a device isolation condition limit or limit for device flow The ability of network insertion processed.In some embodiments, access network aaa server 1621 also records and annunciator network clothes Use of make suring (such as, plant network service can be used report to device service history 1618).

As shown in Figure 3, device service history 1618 and access network 1610 carry out network service.In some embodiments In, device service history 1618 provides in each embodiment and services usage data record for numerous purposes.Implement at some In scheme, device service history 1618 is used for assisting service for checking credentials strategy to implement.In some embodiments, device service history 1618 monitor for the service for checking credentials.In some embodiments, device service history 1618 by verify the station message recording and/or based on Take strategy enforcement (such as, the service for checking credentials uses charge).In some embodiments, device service history 1618 is used for synchronizing And/or checking local service uses enumerator (such as, the service for checking credentials uses charging).

As shown in Figure 3, central charge 1619 (such as, center fed business accounting server) is carried out with access network 1610 Network service.In some embodiments, center fed business accounting server 1619 provides one for center fed business's charging event Individual mediation function.Such as, center fed business accounting server 1619 acceptable service Planning Change.In some embodiments, Center fed business's accounting server 1619 provides the renewal in device service use, service program restriction and/or service strategy. In some embodiments, center fed business's accounting server 1619 collects charging event, is write out by bill formula, for service User presents the bill, and provides some billing event data and service schedule information to service controller 122 and/or device 100.

As shown in Figure 3, in some embodiments, modem select and control 1811 (such as, as shown with even Connect manager 1804 to communicate) select access network connect and communicate with modem fire wall 1655, and adjust Modulator-demodulator drives 1831,1815,1814,1813,1812 to change data traffic into tune for one or more modems Modulator-demodulator flow bus also selects with modem and controls 1811 to communicate.In some embodiments, based on institute (such as, for WWAN, WLAN, WPAN, Ethernet and/or DSL network even the network selected connects the different configuration file of selection Different service profiles/the strategy connect), it is also referred to as multi-mode configuration file and arranges at this.Such as, service configuration literary composition Part arrange can based on the true access network (such as, family DSL/ cable or job network) after Wi-Fi rather than it be Wi- The fact that Fi (such as, or other any networks, such as DSL/ cable, satellite or T-1), it is considered to access Wi-with at cafe Fi network is different.Such as, in a Wi-Fi Hotspot situation that wherein a lot of users are present on DSL or T-1 back haul link, Service controller can be in service provider's cloud or a MVNO cloud, Service controll can be provided by service provider one Individual VSP ability provides, or service controller can not had with access network service provider by self using service controller The hotspot service provider having any association has.Such as, service processor can be by service controller control, thus according to QoS Or user shares rule and (such as, has higher difference priority (such as, potentially in order to higher with some than other users Service pay) user) focus divide available bandwidth.As another example, can be that focus provides environmental services (example As, as similarly described by this), for the service processor through checking.

In some embodiments, service processor 115 and service controller 122 can distribute and multiple service program phases Multiple service profiles of association, user is individually or combination selects these service profiles as a bag.Such as, Device 100 by the environmental services including No charge or fee to trade service, user's payment transaction or event in No charge or fee to trade services and It not basic service (such as, press service, electronic reader, PND service, expire payable at sight session the Internet), hand at these Each service is supported by account ability bill easily and in event, thus correctly by partner's charging calculating of any subsidy Interior to provide transactional services (such as, Barnes & Noble bookstore (Barnes and Noble) payable electronic reader service to clothes Business provider provides income share, for any books bought from device 100 or magazine transaction).In some embodiments, Account debit service can also follow the tracks of transaction, and in some embodiments, in order to the purpose advertisement of income share all uses Service monitoring ability disclosed herein.After initiation has the service of free environmental services discussed above, user subsequently may be used Monthly the Internet, Email and SMS service is paid after selecting one.In this case, service controller 122 is based on net (such as, or in the case of charging based on device service controller 122 charging event server in the case of the charging of network 1622) the billing plan code for new the Internet, Email and SMS service will be obtained from charge system 123.At some In embodiment, this code is cross reference in a data base (such as, policy management servers 1652), thus with Initial environment service combines, and finds suitable service profiles for new service.Apply new superset service configuration subsequently File, so that user keeps the free access to environmental services, and charging partner continues to subsidize those services, and user is also Acquire the access of Internet service and optional Service controll configuration file (such as, from embodiment disclosed herein One of).Superset configuration file is when profileapplied to identical device 100 service processor, it is provided that two or many The configuration file of the ability of the combination of individual service profiles.In some embodiments, as more than one " can storehouse " When service is selected by user or is otherwise applied to device, device 100 (service processor 115) can determine that superset configuration literary composition Part rather than service controller 122.Service processor 115 described here and the motility embodiment of service controller 122 Consider the rich and varied service profiles needing to define respectively and apply, or implement required dress as a superset Put 100 service features.

As shown in Figure 3, an agent communication bus 1630 represents for acting on behalf of and function for various service processors 115 The function providing communication describes.In some embodiments, as representated by the functional diagram that Fig. 3 shows, the frame of bus Structure generally on how point-to-multipoint be so that any agency can be with any other agency, service controller or in some feelings Other assemblies (such as user interface 1697 and/or modem components) of device in condition communicate.As described below, This framework for some agency or communication transaction can also is that in point-to-point, or agent framework point-to-multipoint so that Obtain and can concentrate or protect or control or limit or record or report all of agent communication.In some embodiments, generation Reason communication bus is protected, is signed, is encrypted, is hidden, subregion and/or otherwise protect it from undelegated monitoring or make With.In some embodiments, application interface acts on behalf of (not shown) for literal ground labelling or substantially labelling application layer Flow, so that one or more policy enforcement agent 1690 has required information to implement selected traffic-shaped side Case.In some embodiments, an application interface is acted on behalf of (not shown) and is communicated with various application, applies including TCP 1604, IP application 1605 and voice application 1602.

As shown in Figure 3, service processor 115 includes an API and OS stack interface 1693.In some embodiments, API and OS stack interface 1693 provides QoS API functional, as described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.At some In embodiment, QoS API is for application report QoS availability.In some embodiments, API and OS stack interface 1693 There is provided the API and/or emulation API of network capacity control functional, as described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.As Shown in, service processor 115 also includes a router 1698 (such as, QoS router agency/function and/or network capacity Managed service router agency/function) and a Policy Decision Point (PDP) act on behalf of 1692.In some embodiments, router 1698 provide QoS router functionality, as described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.In some embodiments, Router 1698 provides network capacity managed service router functionality, as retouched similarly relative to each embodiment at this State.In some embodiments, QoS router supports (such as, the one or more configured/distribution of multiple QoS channels QoS link forms a QoS channel between device and required end points, such as the access of the QoS channel single-ended for Point/BTS/ Gateway/Network or other communicators for a QoS channel end to end, depend on that QoS connection/network props up Hold/availability/etc.).In some embodiments, QoS router support multiple QoS channels, the most each have different QoS class/grade.In some embodiments, application/service is used flow to be routed to a suitable QoS letter by QoS router Road.In some embodiments, QoS router determines route/mapping: QoS based on one or more in such as the following API request, QoS active map figure, user's request, service program, service profiles, service strategy setting, network capacity, clothes Business controller or other in the middle of QoS network element/function/device and/or other standards/measurement, as at this relative to each embodiment party Case describes similarly.In some embodiments, use various technology described here by multiple different application/service roads By to a specific QoS channel.In some embodiments, use various technology described here by different application/clothes Business is routed to different QoS channels.In some embodiments, QoS router is communicator Added Management and/or optimization QoS uses.In some embodiments, QoS router through multiple communicator Added Management and/or optimizes QoS use (example As, based on the cell area/base station given for or the network capacity of other access points).In some embodiments, PDP agent 1692 provides PDP agent functional, as described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.As indicated, framework 300 also include that a hang-up restoration interface 320, network QoS configuration interface 330 (such as, are used for providing various described here QoS technology) and an activation in service controller 122A/hang-up recover server 340 and changing interface service device 350。

In some embodiments, it is provided that for provide an active map figure thus by service use activity classification or Device assistant service (DAS) technology sorted out, with by each monitored activity (such as, by URL, by network domains, pass through net Stand, by network traffics type, by the activity on probation classification/classification of application or application type and/or any other service) It is associated with the IP address associated.In some embodiments, the policy control of service processor 115 acts on behalf of (not shown), clothes Business monitoring agent 1696 (such as, billing proxy) or another agency or function (or combinations thereof) provide a DAS activity and reflect Penetrate figure.In some embodiments, the policy control of service processor acts on behalf of (not shown), service monitoring is acted on behalf of or another Agency or function (or combinations thereof) provide one to be used for service and use activity classification or the active map figure of classification, thus will be each The activity that monitored (such as, by URL (URL), by network domains, by website, by network traffics class Type, by socket (as by IP address, agreement and/or port), by socket ID (such as port address/number), pass through Port numbers, by content type, classify by application or application type and/or other any service usage behaviors/sort out) with IP address and/or the other standards/measurement of association are associated.In some embodiments, the policy control generation of service processor Reason, service monitoring agency or another agency or function (or combinations thereof) use various technology to determine the service for being monitored Use the associated IP address of activity to monitor one or more DNS request (such as, by carrying out this type of on the device 100 Monitoring technique, it may be determined that associated IP address is without the network request for reversible dns lookup).In some embodiments In, the policy control agency of service processor, service monitoring agency or another agency or function (or combinations thereof) record are also Report IP address or include that dns lookup function is to report IP address or for the IP address servicing use activity monitored and phase The URL of association.Such as, service processor policy control agency, service monitoring agency or another agency or function (or its Combination) various technology can be used to determine the IP address for the association servicing use activity monitored, thus carry out dns lookup Function (such as, uses the local dns caching on the device 100 monitored).In some embodiments, in these technology One or more for dynamically setting up and safeguard a DAS active map figure, this DAS active map figure maps such as URL and arrives IP address, it is applied to IP address, content type to IP address and/or other any possible classification/be categorized into IP address.? In some embodiments, DAS active map figure be used for various DAS flow-controls and/or throttling technology, as at this relative to each reality Scheme of executing describes similarly, is used for providing QoS and/or in order to protect network capacity to provide DAS to DAS.Implement at some In scheme, DAS active map figure is used for providing a user with information relevant for various UI and using relevant notification technique to service, As described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.In some embodiments, DAS active map figure is used for providing service Use prediction/estimate that monitoring, future service use, service use charging (such as, account debit and/or any other service Use/charging sort out technology), for environmental services use monitoring DAS technology, for generate miniature CDR DAS technology and/ Or any other technology relevant for DAS various, as described similarly relative to each embodiment at this.

In some embodiments, the function of all or part of service processor 115 disclosed herein is real in software Execute.In some embodiments, the function of all or part of service processor 115 is implemented within hardware.Some embodiment party In case, functional (such as, as discussed in this) of all of or substantially all of service processor 115 is real in software Executing and store, software can run (such as, being executed by) on each assembly of device 100.In some embodiments, in institute Protection or to store in safe storage or implement some part or all of service processor 115 be favourable so that Other undesired programs (such as, and/or undelegated user) are difficult to access function or software in service processor 115. In some embodiments, service processor 115 is implemented at least in part and/or is stored in secure non-volatile memory (such as, nonvolatile memory can be secure non-volatile memory), this nonvolatile memory is not over key And/or not can be accessed by during other release mechanisms (such as, security proving).In some embodiments, by service processor At least one of 115 softwares be partially loaded into the ability of protected nonvolatile memory also need to a safe key and/ Or sign and/or need service processor 115 component software being loaded in nonvolatile memory to encrypt the most safely And signed suitably by an authority, this authority is trusted, as shown in Figure 3 by fail-safe software downloader function Service downloader 1663.In some embodiments, fail-safe software download embodiment is still deposited with a random bytes Reservoir.Those of ordinary skill in the art are it is also appreciated that all of memorizer can be outside on chip, chip, on plate And/or plate outside.

Fig. 4 A to 4C illustrate according to some embodiments for for device assistant service (DAS) provide service quality (QoS) functional diagram.In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS technology described here uses shown in Fig. 4 A to 4C The network architecture is implemented.

See Fig. 4 A, in some embodiments, use service processor 115 to perform qos feature on the communications device 100 Property, as described similarly at this.Such as, service processor 115 determines whether a QoS request is authorized to (such as, based on institute The service program of association and/or other standards/measurement).If authorizing QoS request, then service processor 115 and base station (BTS) 125 communicate, thus send this QoS request (such as, RAB or many RAB reservation request) to local BTS.BTS determines Whether accept or refuse this QoS request (such as, based on network capacity, as used the prerequisite variable QoS/ network bandwidth or doing the best Transmit access strategy or other technologies, and/or other standards/measurement).BTS is therefore in response to this QoS request.If this QoS please Ask authorized, QoS session can be initiated, as described similarly at this.In some embodiments, service processor 115 also makes Carry out various QoS charging function by various technology described here, and service processor 115 is periodically to service controller 122 (such as, and/or another network element/function) send QoS charge record or report.In some embodiments, use various Technology described herein carries out the cycle to service processor 115 with the function relevant for QoS carried out on service processor 115 Property ground checking.

See Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 B and Fig. 4 A similar, except also show service controller 122 by the clothes with communicator 100 Business processor 115 communicates, and this service controller can be to download and be updated periodically that QoS is regular and/or other can include Service program/configuration file/the policy information of qos-related information and provide.In some embodiments, service processor 115 Also use various technology described here to carry out various QoS charging function, and service processor 115 is periodically to service control Device processed 122 (such as, and/or another network element/function) sends QoS charge record or report.In some embodiments, use Service processor 115 is carried out by various technology described herein with the function relevant for QoS carried out on service processor 115 Periodically verify.

Seeing Fig. 4 C, 410, service processor 115 sends (such as, the service of a QoS request to service controller 122 Processor also can determine whether (at least in part) that this QoS request is authorized, as retouched similarly relative to Fig. 4 A at this State).420, if use various technology described here determine QoS request be authorized to and/or whether BTS 125 have for The network capacity of QoS request, service controller 122 sends QoS request to BTS 125.Such as, service controller can be QoS phase Movable one central policy of offer closed determines that a some function is (such as, based on QoS priorization, network capacity and/or other marks Accurate/to measure/strategy).430, therefore service controller 122 transmits the response to QoS request.440, if authorizing this QoS request, then device 100 initiates QoS session (such as, using RAB or many RAB to reserve) by BTS 125.Some embodiment party In case, service processor 115 also uses various technology described here to carry out various QoS charging function, and service processor 115 periodically send QoS charge record or report to service controller 122 (such as, and/or another network element/function).? In some embodiments, various technology described herein is used to carry out to service processor 115 with on service processor 115 Function relevant for QoS periodically verify.

In some embodiments, QoS technology described here is implemented in device (such as, using service processor 115) And in one or more other network element/functions, such as BTS 125, service controller 125, other gateways of RAN, SGSN/GGSN/ And/or other network element/functions, wherein or can divide function distribution relevant for various QoS based on various design/network architecture methods Be fitted on this type of network element/function, as to those of ordinary skill in the art it will be evident that wherein use various verification technique described here The activity relevant to the QoS at device 100 and/or function are verified.

In some embodiments, device by directly inquire about QoS link reserves equipment in network (such as, access point, Such as BTS 125) determine QoS availability.In some embodiments, device is based on by QoS request and one or more networks The go-between function that QoS link circuit resource is coordinated mutually determines QoS availability.In some embodiments, device with one or QoS reservation is asked before the QoS link establishment of multiple QoS network link capacity.In some embodiments, in response to QoS request, If only/and after the QoS link determining required one or more required establishment QoS channel is available, report one Individual QoS channel is as available channel, and such as, is subsequently based on and confirms or retain in response to the automatic of QoS request, can retain This QoS channel.

Fig. 5 illustrates generating for the service quality (QoS) for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments The functional diagram of one QoS activity diagram.Especially, Fig. 5 illustrates for being used for the service program of QoS 510 or one group of clothes Business planning strategy/rule is mapped to the technology of one group of QoS active rule 530.As indicated, use various technology described here, Use QoS mapping function by device state information 510 (such as, the service meter associated by a group relevant for one group of QoS rule/QoS Draw, service program uses, other states enter the some day in network capacity or the requirement of prediction or temporal information/mono-week, activity Use, QoS grade and/or user preference) it is mapped to one group of QoS active rule 530.530, mapping function 520 is used to determine Active rule (such as, active policy rule instruction) 530.In some embodiments, can be similarly used described here Technology (such as, being used for generating and implement a network capacity managed service active map) relative to Fig. 5 is implemented for network The DAS technology of capacity managed service.

In some embodiments, service program includes an active policy list, and each in service program Active policy points out how service strategy is revised by rule state information.In some embodiments, the most each activity Strategy becomes the instruction for engine (such as, QoS mapping function 520), and active policy is mapped to QoS active rule by this instruction 530.In some embodiments, service controller 122 downloads QoS mapping function 520, and this download is real by service processor 115 Execute.

In some embodiments, service processor determine (such as, and classification) with or without granularity application/ The application/service of service use activity uses Operations Requirements (such as, to depend on each user/service program/service provider/net Network/legal and/or other privacies restriction and/or any other relevant requirement or setting).Such as, can download policy (example As, service strategy is arranged and/or service profiles is arranged) provide this type of application/service use activity monitoring rule and use A QoS active map figure of each QoS class or priority it is assigned in the activity this type of monitored, and some embodiment party In case, (such as, periodically this type of monitoring and QoS active map figure it be also possible to use various verification techniques described here implements Compared with audit, test use information with network service).In some embodiments, QoS active map figure is based on logical Service program, service profiles and/or the service strategy that T unit is associated is arranged.In some embodiments, QoS Active map figure is organized based on device group and/or user.In some embodiments, QoS active map figure is based on user Input (such as, the user of communicator may be identified for the QoS class/grade of service of various application and/or service activity, ring Ying Yu for user input request, based on user configuration, user-defined rule (such as, with eliminate or relax privacy and/or Worry/the problem of network/net neutrality) and/or the pattern relevant for the user behavior QoS of monitoring that confirmed or preference).At some In embodiment, QoS active map figure includes based on the one or more mapping/association in the following: for given Purpose user preference, purpose class, apply, apply class (such as, by application class rather than also can eliminate relative to concrete application Or slow down privacy and/or network/net neutrality worry/problem), stream, flow or stream class, period, temporal information, position, network busy State (such as, QoS is provided when providing QoS, then charges more when busy, notify user's busy state), dress Put type, user type, user's plan, user's group, user identity, partner services, token, COS and/or other standards Or measure.

In some embodiments, for introduce and/or the QoS request of output, manage described here for device 100 Various technology.In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6, the QoS for DAS includes setting up one and coordinates end to end QoS service channel controls.

Fig. 6 illustrates end-to-end for the service quality (QoS) for device assistant service according to some embodiments Coordination QoS service channel control functional diagram.As shown in FIG. 6, radio communication device 100A includes that one controls with service The service processor 115A that device 122A processed securely communicates.Radio communication device 100B includes one and service controller 122B The service processor 115B securely communicated.In some embodiments, such as when device 100A initiate one to device The QoS request of the QoS class session that 100B communicates (such as, VOIP calling or another need maybe may to use QoS class/etc. The application service of level session, such as that talk with or other QoS class types/grades) because using service controller 122A and service control The order that device 122B processed carries out behavior assists/sets up the QoS service channel of an end-to-end coordination to control.Implement at some In scheme, as described similarly at this, it is assumed that service processor 115A and service controller 122A determines from device 100A's QoS request authorizes for this device, then service controller 122A contact registration center 650 (such as, device registration center, as HLR, Mobile Servicing Center or other include such as by device/IP address/other service controller map central data Storehouse or registration center) determine that service controller is that device 100B is associated with/is responsible for QoS/ Service controll.Registration center 650 search based on this and to determine and provide service controller 122B information (such as, IP address/other addresses).Some embodiment party In case, service controller 122A initiates QoS request with service controller 122B subsequently, so that it is determined that whether device 100B is authorized to And/or whether the QoS session for being asked by device 100A is available.In some embodiments, service controller 122A/ B with BTS 125A/B communicates, and determines whether to assist (such as, based on network capacity) QoS request, as in this class As describe.In some embodiments, service controller 122A and 122B provide central authorities QoS coordination function and can directly from Local BTS respectively asks suitable QoS channel.In some embodiments, service controller 122A and 122B is also with following The one or more of network element/function as shown in FIG. 6 communicate, thus assist the QoS service of end-to-end coordination Channel controls: RAN 610/670, core network 620/660 and IPX network 630.In some embodiments, in order to join Putting, service controller 122A and 122B communicates with various required network elements, thus assists meeting by operator core network Words configuration, as discussed similarly above.In some embodiments, in order to configure, service controller 122A and 122B is with each Plant required network element to communicate, thus assist session to configure, as discussed similarly above by IPX network.As to ability Territory those of ordinary skill it will be evident that as the described herein QoS for DAS technology can use these or with other networks various The technology that framework is similar to is similarly effected.

Fig. 7 illustrates the flow process of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments Figure.702, process starts.704, receive or determine QoS rule (such as, service processor receive or request QoS rule, QoS rule may be included in during service program, service profiles and/or the service strategy being associated with communicator arrange). In some embodiments, the various technical identification QoS described here rule (week such as, service controller used is used Update, replace, download, obscure and/or test to phase property and/or use other verification techniques).In some embodiments, respectively Application also uses QoS API to initiate QoS request, as at this relative to described by each embodiment.In some embodiments, According to each embodiment described here, QoS rule is implemented with the form of QoS active map figure.706, use is described herein Various technology (such as, arrange based on service program, service profiles, service strategy, QoS rule, based on QoS class, current Service uses, current charge identity and/or other any standard/measurements) determine the identity of the communicator for QoS.One In a little embodiments, in addition to for QoS request checking device/user identity, also use various technical identification device described here Whether follow or in accordance with a QoS reservation request strategy distributed.If it is determined that device is qualified for QoS, then exist 708, apparatus user interface (UI) provide about for one or more QoS sessions refusal/underproof information (such as, for Refusal/defective the charging of one or more QoS options offer and/or option, as accessed for one or more QoS sessions For certain/service program of mono-group/period upgrading or pay).If it is determined that device is qualified for QoS, then 710, Determine QoS availability (such as, based on network capacity, it can be determined on device, by with the communication of service controller, By with the communication of BTS and/or its any combination, use various technology described here).If it is determined that QoS is unavailable , then 712, UI provides the information about QoS availability and/or option (such as, to provide not for one or more QoS options Available charging and/or option, as access for one or more QoS sessions for certain/service program of mono-group/period Upgrading or payment).If it is determined that QoS is available, then 714, to or multiple Internet resources send to the net for QoS session Request (such as, service controller, BTS, gateway, core/transmission network, IPX/GRX network and/or other nets of network resource Unit/function/resource).716, receive the confirmation of the QoS session authorized thus close closed-loop (such as, for the QoS for DAS Receive a QoS planning chart that QoS session confirmation is provided, many RAB of RAB/ as arranged and/or by planning chart/its Other one or more retained Internet resources of his standard).718, use various verification technique described here, carry out One or more verification technique verifies QoS (such as, the QoS of automatic network resource in the future implemented for the DAS on device Service uses report compared with associated device strategy, the QoS service use of automatic network resource in the future is reported and carrys out self-chambering The QoS service put uses report compare and/or use other verification techniques described similarly at this).720, process is complete Become.

The each of Fig. 8 A to 8C illustrates the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments (QoS) another flow chart.Fig. 8 A illustrates the Service Quality for device assistant service (DAS) according to some embodiments Another flow chart of amount (QoS).802, process starts.In some embodiments, qos policy implements (example on device As, a service program being associated defining/indicate the elementary tactics for QoS is collected/received to service processor, is associated Service program can include a QoS active map figure, this map such as based on application, service use, stream type, destination, Temporal information, network capacity and/or other standards/measurement map QoS class, as described similarly at this).Implement at some In scheme, various application also use QoS API to initiate QoS request, as at this relative to described by each embodiment.At some In embodiment, according to each embodiment described here, QoS rule is real with the form of the QoS active map figure through checking Execute.804, determine a QoS request (such as, by QoS class, be a service/application being specifically associated).At some In embodiment, various technology described here is used to ask by using QoS active map figure to determine QoS at least in part Ask, such as, use monitoring (such as, using monitoring agent by service processor service) based on the service/application on device. In some embodiments, QoS request is determined based on QoS API.In some embodiments, determine QoS request, thus with one Individual out connection or an Incoming connection are associated.806, determine QoS request whether be authorized to (such as, QoS request whether by Service program is supported, enough charge credit ratings are to exist and/or other standards/measurement for this QoS request).If Not, then 808, UI provides a response notice and/or option, as described similarly at this.Please if authorizing QoS Ask, then 810, the request for Internet resources being used for QoS session is sent to one or more Internet resources (such as, clothes Business controller, BTS, gateway, core/transmission network, IPX/GRX network and another communicator communicate one/ Another service controller as setting up one and be connected with class QoS of the dialogue of other communicators and/or other network elements/ Function/resource).If it is determined that device is qualified for QoS, then 810, determine that QoS availability (such as, is held based on network Amount, it can be determined on device, by with the communication of service controller, logical by with BTS or another network element/function Letter and/or its any combination, use various technology described here).If it is determined that QoS is disabled, then 812, UI carries For about the information of QoS availability and/or option (such as, for one or more QoS options provide disabled charging and/or Option, as access for one or more QoS sessions for certain/service program of mono-group/period upgrading or pay).As Fruit determines that QoS is available, then 814, to or multiple Internet resources send request to the Internet resources for QoS session (such as, service controller, BTS, gateway, core/transmission network, IPX/GRX network and/or other network element/function/resources are come Set up such as one QoS end-to-end link and coordinate all resource-side opposite ends by that authorized and through verifying QoS flow). 816, receive the confirmation of the QoS session authorized thus (such as, receive an offer for closing closed-loop for the QoS of DAS The QoS planning chart of QoS session confirmation, many RAB of RAB/ as arranged and/or by other of planning chart/other standards One or more retained Internet resources).818, use various verification technique described here perform on the communication device/ Carrying out a QoS router assists the QoS implemented for DAS (such as, to carry out QoS queuing, throttling and/or as retouched at this The function that other QoS routers stated are relevant).820, device use various technology described herein (such as, use Service processor, as charge/service uses monitoring and/or other agencies, the QoS proceeding through as described in this) checking receives Take (such as, at least in part).In some embodiments, to or multiple network element provide QoS charge record and/or report, use The Service controll function be correlated with in management QoS charging and/or other QoS management/chargings (such as, to service controller and/or Billing interface or accounting server).In some embodiments, if QoS session/connection/channel/stream is lost or declines, use Also use in the QoS of DAS and re-establish QoS session/connection/channel/stream with those similar technical assistances described herein, As for those of ordinary skill in the art institute significantly.822, process completes.In some embodiments, tie when device session Restraint thus such as vacate various resource, close QoS configurating channel.

Fig. 8 B show service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments another One flow chart.In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS includes for service activity identification QoS demand (such as, QoS etc. Level or QoS class).824, process starts.In some embodiments, qos policy implements (such as, service processing on device A service program being associated defining/indicate the elementary tactics for QoS, the service program being associated are collected/received to device A QoS active map figure can be included, this mapping graph such as based on application, service use, stream type, destination, temporal information, Network capacity and/or other standards/measurement map QoS class, as described similarly at this).In some embodiments, root According to each embodiment described here, QoS rule is implemented with the form of the QoS active map figure through checking.826, device Supervising device is movable, such as service/application use activity.In some embodiments, device is based on various services described here Use the activity that monitoring technology for detection is relevant.828, determine a QoS request, such as, use various skill described herein Art.830, use various technology described herein based on the various assembly monitors applied and/or be associated with QoS request Service use/application activity determines a QoS grade.Such as, QoS active map figure can be used to determine QoS grade, this QoS lives Dynamic mapping graph provides the qos policy of the form definition being associated by various QoS grades with various activities, and these activities include Service use/the application activity of various assembly monitors.In some embodiments, QoS active map figure includes based on following One or more QoS grade in Xiang maps: application, destination/source, discharge pattern, connection type, content type, time Some day in information/mono-week, network capacity, movable use, service program selection, current identity, user class, device class, basis Ground/roaming, network capabilities and/or other standards/measurement, as described similarly at this.In some embodiments, exist 832, if not can determine that QoS grade and/or in order to confirm a QoS in the QoS grade of multiple potential suitable/mandates Grade or selection, UI is that user presents option to select QoS grade.834, for determined by QoS grade (such as, QoS class And/or priority) initiate QoS request.836, process completes.

Fig. 8 C illustrates the another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments One flow chart.In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS includes determining whether network should be a given device Movable mandate QoS request.842, process starts.844, determine QoS request.846, use various technology described here Determine identity (such as, service processor and the service controller combination or be based upon the service of being sent to of the communicator for QoS The communication of the mandate of the QoS request of controller determines whether QoS request is authorized to, and it can be based on service program, service configuration literary composition Part, service strategy are arranged, QoS is regular, based on QoS class, current service use, current charge identity and/or any other mark Accurate/to measure).If it is determined that device is qualified for QoS, then 848, apparatus user interface (UI) provides about for one Or refusal/underproof information (refusal/defective meter such as, provided for one or more QoS options of multiple QoS session Take and/or option, as access for one or more QoS sessions for certain/service program of mono-group/period upgrading or Pay).If it is determined that device is qualified for QoS, then 850, (such as, based on network capacity, it can to determine QoS availability Device is determined, by with the communication of service controller, by with BTS or the communication of another network element/function and/or Its any combination, uses various technology described here).If it is determined that QoS is disabled, then 852, UI provide about The information of QoS availability and/or option (such as, provide disabled charging and/or option for one or more QoS options, as For one or more QoS sessions access for certain/service program of mono-group/period upgrading or pay).If it is determined that QoS is available, then 854, to or multiple Internet resources send and the request of the Internet resources for QoS session (such as, may be used Directly inquire about service controller, BTS, gateway, core/transmission network, IPX/GRX network and/or other network element/function/resources And/or one centralized QoS resource/network function/element/data base of inquiry determines such network resource and coordinates this type of Scheduling).856, receive the confirmation of the QoS session authorized thus (such as, receive one for closing closed-loop for the QoS of DAS There is provided the QoS planning chart of QoS session confirmation, many RAB of RAB/ as arranged and/or by planning chart/other standards Other one or more retained Internet resources).858, perform QoS router.In some embodiments, at a net On the device of unit/function (such as, service controller), (such as, service processor) and/or a combination thereof perform this QoS router. In some embodiments, multiple QoS request of the communicator given through are distinguished order of priority by QoS router. In some embodiments, the multiple QoS request through multiple communicators and/or through multiple BTS are distinguished by QoS router Order of priority.In some embodiments, QoS router carries out what various QoS class degradation, lifting and/or other throttlings were correlated with Technology, as described similarly at this (such as, dialogue-based priority, network capacity, load balancing, QoS priority rule, And/or other standards/measurement/rule).860, process completes.

Fig. 9 illustrates another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments Individual flow chart.In some embodiments, the QoS for DAS include be a service activity QoS session configuration.902, Process starts.904, authorize and/or confirm a new QoS session.906, (such as, strategy is certainly for device service processor Fixed point (PDP) agency, is also known as policy control agency at this) QoS session authorization is mapped to QoS monitoring strategies (such as, base In the strategy relevant for QoS that service controller provides, based on device, user, device/user's group and/or other standards/survey The service program that amount is associated, as described similarly at this).908, QoS monitoring strategies to policy enforcement point (PEP, Such as PEP acts on behalf of, and is also known as policy enforcement agent at this) command/instruction is provided, thus it is excellent to manage/enforce new QoS First level/session.910, PEP determines whether a session is allowed, blocks, throttled and/or queue based on QoS monitoring strategies Preferentially (such as, and/or otherwise use the technical controlling that various flow-control is relevant).912, process completes.

Figure 10 illustrates the another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments One flow chart.In some embodiments, it is available that RAB (RAB) is supported, and according to some embodiment party Case carries out process subsequently.1002, process starts.1004, device service processor detection QoS request or QoS demand (example Such as, QoS API request, the QoS request of the QoS session using monitoring based on service or demand/interests, as by application and/or Another service uses measures/activity).1006, service processor and/or the service processing communicated with service controller Device determines whether service program allows/support asked QoS.If it does not, then 1008, generate a UI event (example As, notice this type of QoS/QoS grade/class of device users is disabled, and provides potentially for this QoS/QoS grade/class One QoS/ service program upgrading/purchase).1010, QoS request is passed to service controller by service processor (such as, to be made Link or secure communication channel is controlled, as described similarly at this with security service) ask QoS grade/class.1012, Service controller uses various technology described here to determine whether Internet resources are available.In some embodiments, make Network capacity is determined, as local device is measured by various technology；Specific local device measurement report；BTS reports；Other network element reports Accuse；By assessment, the most one or more available bandwidths, traffic delay or time delay, available QoS grade, available bandwidth can Degeneration, the transmutability of time delay and/or the variable combination of available QoS grade；And/or as the described herein other technologies. 1014, service controller response QoS request (such as, authorize or refuse this QoS request).In some embodiments, if Have rejected this QoS request, then generate another UI event, as described similarly at this.1016, (assuming to authorize QoS please Ask), device asks a QoS channel from BTS.In some embodiments, request includes received from service controller QoS request authorization code.In some embodiments, service controller provides the QoS request mandate for communicator to BTS A notice so that BTS can verify that the mandate of QoS request.In some embodiments, BTS is straight with service controller Connect confirmation device QoS channel request.Such as, for verifying that the various other technologies of QoS channel request also can be as being similar at this Ground describes and uses, and as obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.In some embodiments, device service processor And/or service controller is based on device request planning, it is provided that notice BTS to configure how many QoS channel (such as, RAB) and to join Put how many report relevant for QoS transmitting resource as possible.1018 (hypothesis verification QoS channel request), based on one point The RAB that joins or from BTS (such as, and/or as this similarly described in other network elements) many RAB of receiving reserve, and initiate QoS Session.1020, process completes.

Figure 11 illustrates the another of the service quality for device assistant service (DAS) (QoS) according to some embodiments One flow chart.In some embodiments, it is disabled that RAB supports, and carries out subsequently according to some embodiments Process.1102, process starts.1104, device service processor detection QoS request or QoS demand (such as, QoS API Request, the QoS request using the QoS session of monitoring based on service or demand/interests, as passed through application, or other services use Measure/movable).1106, service processor and/or the service processor communicated with service controller determine service program Whether allow/support asked QoS.If it does not, then 1108, generate a UI event (such as, notice device users This type of QoS/QoS grade/class is disabled, and provides a QoS/ service program potentially for this QoS/QoS grade/class Upgrading/buy).1110, QoS request and service controller are communicated and (such as, use security service to control by service processor Link or secure communication channel, as described similarly at this) ask QoS grade/class.1112, service controller uses Various technology described here determines whether Internet resources are available.In some embodiments, various technology is used to determine Network capacity, such as local device measurement, BTS report, the report of other network elements and/or other technologies as the described herein.One In a little embodiments, other devices on link are throttled by service controller, so that can reach asked QoS grade (such as, supporting it is not available due to RAB).In some embodiments, on service controller link based on current/prediction Network capacity, Tong Bu with BTS clock or absolute clock the flow from device end was separated from the time, thus assists to be asked The QoS grade asked also reaches required network capacity to support/to assist that the QoS grade asked (such as, minimizes shake/bag Interior delay changes).1114, service controller response QoS request (such as, authorize or refuse this QoS request).Implement at some In scheme, if having rejected this QoS request, then generate another UI event, as described similarly at this.(assume 1116 Authorize QoS request), device initiates QoS session.1118, device service processor and/or carry out safety with service controller The device service processor of communication uses various monitoring described here and verification technique to monitor and verifies QoS session (such as, inspection Look into CDR to determine whether QoS channel is suitably carried out by device).In some embodiments, a UI event is generated Whether notice device users exists the potential problems implementing QoS session, thus periodically notifies that user QoS charges, and/or Other event/information relevant to QoS activity.1120, process completes.

Figure 12 illustrates a kind of device stack for providing various service use measurement technology according to some embodiments. Figure 12 illustrates the various services of a kind of offer each point from networking stack and uses measurement apparatus stack, acts on behalf of for service detection instrument (such as, for monitoring activity relevant for QoS and/or for monitoring network capacity managed service, as described in this), charging generation Reason and access network integrity agent, thus use measurement, work relevant for QoS according to the auxiliary service for checking credentials of some embodiments Move and function and charging report.As shown in Figure 12, some service brokers participate in data path operation and obtain each data Path is improved, and such as, other service brokers some can be data path Service controll strategy setting, for data path service Implement charging, select for the one or more modem of access network connection management and arrange, connect user and/or clothes are provided Business strategy implements checking.It addition, in some embodiments, some agencies carry out function assist be appropriately carried out being intended to suitable Service for checking credentials control or monitoring strategies, Service controll or monitoring strategies stick together the service processor or of correct operation suitably Individual or multiple service brokers, thus stop strategy implement or control in unplanned in mistake, and/or stop/detection clothes Business strategy or control distort.As indicated, the Service measurement point being labeled as I to VI represents and acts on behalf of 1696 for service detection instrument And/or each Service measurement point of other agencies, thus it is movable to carry out various service monitoring.In each embodiment described here In, these measure point each can have a useful purposes.Such as, the flow measurement points used in a given design Each can be used by a monitoring agent thus be tracked through the application layer traffic of communication stack, thus assist strategy to implement function, As strategy implements to drive/agency 1690 (such as, policy enforcement point drives/agency), or in some embodiments, once Flow in communication stack is the lowest, and modem firewall agent 1655 or application interface agency are doing about flow parameter Or during the decision of type, the complete decision sometimes making flow parameter is difficulty or impossible.There is provided in these figures is right It is intended to as the example instructed in the special position measuring point, and other are measured point and can be used for different embodiments, as In view of embodiment described herein to those of ordinary skill in the art institute significantly.Generally, in some embodiments, One or more measurement points in a device can be used for assistant service and control checking and/or device or service fault eliminating.

In some embodiments, service monitoring agency and/or other agencies are by following the tracks of or following the trail of through each communication stack Format, process and the packet stream of encrypting step, and to monitoring, control, formed, throttle or otherwise observe, handle or Each agency of amendment flow provides virtual label information to implement virtual flow labelling.This labeling method is referred to herein as void Intend labelling, because there is not literal data stream, traffic flow or being attached to stream or the bag label of packet, and instead, labelling The bookkeeping of packet completes by following the tracks of or follow the trail of stream or the packet through stack.In some embodiments, application interface and/ Or other agency identify flows, by its with one service use moving phase association and cause a literal label be attached to The flow of moving phase association or wrap.This labeling method is referred to herein as literal labelling.Virtual tag and literal labeling method There is lot of advantages in both of which.Such as, in some embodiments more preferably through distribute literal label reduce tracking or Follow the trail of the inter-agent communication needed for the packet that stack processes, so that each stream or packet have its of embedding data The activity association of self.As another example, it is the most preferably to reuse standard traffic stack software Or the part of assembly, thus strengthen mark by inserting the extra process step being associated with each service broker and control point The flow-control that can verify that or the Service controll ability of quasi-stack rather than rewrite whole stack thus properly process literal labelling letter Breath, and in this type of situation, it may be desired to virtual tag pattern.Still as another example, for data packet frame or stream in not That use, unspecified or otherwise can bit field some standard traffic stacks are provided, and these are untapped, not That indicate or otherwise can bit field can be used for literal ground marked traffic without rewrite all standard traffic stacks soft Part, only have stack be added to the flow-control that can verify that for strengthening normal stack or Service controll ability need decoding And use the part of the literal label information of encryption in available bit field.In the case of literal labelling, implement at some In scheme, by packet or be streamed to network or be sent to use the application reach of stack except these labels.Implement at some In scheme, can by implement virtual or literal labelling method develop into a communications standard specification so that each device or Service product developer can be with the side compatible with the product of service controller specification and other devices or service product developer The independently developed communication stack of formula and/or service processor hardware and/or software.

Although will be appreciated that any or all that shown in fig. 12 measures the enforcement/be used without having one of point Individual effective enforcement, illustrates similarly such as each embodiment the most described herein, each embodiment can from these and/or Similar measurement point is benefited.Also will be appreciated that and will can measure the different position a little moved in flow process stack accurately Put, as each embodiment described herein is when still keeping effectively running, can have and move in flow process stack The agency that the impact of different points is implemented.In some embodiments, one or more points of measuring deeper are provided in modulation In demodulator stack, there, if modem to be designed as there is suitable software and/or hardware security to protect modulation The integrity that demodulator stack and one or more measurement are selected, more it is difficult to walk around and can be more it is difficult to for the mesh distorted Access.

Seeing Figure 12, describe device communication stack as shown from the bottom of stack to top, device communication stack is to lead at device The each of modem of the device bottom letter stack provides a communication layers.Example is measured some VI and is resided in modem Drive in layer or the most thereon.Such as, modem drives and is modulated demodulator bus communication, data protocol conversion, adjusts Modulator-demodulator controls and configuration, thus networking stack flow is connected to modem.As indicated, measure some VI for all of Modem drives and modem is common, and for some embodiment, is conducive to difference flow or from one The service activity that individual modem occurs through other modems one or more.In some embodiments, survey Top that amount point VI or another measurement point drive in one or more single modems, wherein or below.For The modem bus respectively of each modem resides in example and measures between point V and VI.Higher at the next one In Ceng, it is provided that select and key-course for one modem of communication based on multi-mode device.In some embodiments In, this layer is that some or all of data traffics select the network of highly desirable network modem to determine strategy control by one System, and when highly desirable network is unavailable, strategy returns to next highly desirable network, until establishing a connection It is available for providing in these networks one.In some embodiments, by some network traffics (such as checking, control, redundancy Or safe traffic) it is routed to one of these networks, even it is routed to another net when the some or all of of these data traffics During network.This dual routing capabilities is the safety of multiple enhancing, the reliability of enhancing or the manageability device strengthened, clothes Business or application provide.At next higher layer, it is provided that a modem fire wall.Such as, modem fire prevention Wall provides for traditional firewall functionality, but unlike traditional fire wall, carries out, in order to rely on fire wall, the clothes that can verify that Make sure with control, such as Access Control and stop the safety of undesired networking flow or application to be protected, by described here respectively Plant service verification technology and agency adds firewall functionality to and with checking and the compatibility of service strategy and stops/detect service control Distorting of system.In some embodiments, far modem fire wall of implementing on stack, possibly with other layers group mutually Close, as indicated by other figs. and described by this.In some embodiments, it is provided that one processes layer independent of other The special firewall functionality of (such as strategy implementation level, bag forwarding and/or application layer) or layer.In some embodiments, exist Far under stack implement modem fire wall, as inside modem, below modem or at modulatedemodulate Adjust in device self.Example is measured some IV and is resided in modem fire prevention wall layers and an IP queuing and routing layer (such as, QoS IP queuing and routing layer and/or network capacity managed service are queued up and routing layer) between.As indicated, IP queue up and route once with Strategy implementation level separates, and wherein policy enforcement agent implements flow-control and/or a part for service use control strategy.As Described by this, in some embodiments, these functions are to separate, so that a standard network stack function can be used for QoS IP queues up and route and/or queue up for network capacity managed service and route, and implementation strategy implements agent functionality Required amendment may be provided in a new layer being inserted in normal stack.In some embodiments, IP queues up and route Layer uses key-course to combine with flow or service.Such as, a route combined and strategy implementation level embodiment also can be with Other embodiments are used together, as shown in Figure 12.It is tactful with routing layer and one in fact that a measurement point III resides in IP queuing Execute between Agent layer.Measure a some II and reside between policy enforcement agent layer and transport layer, including TCP, UDP and as directed Other IP.Session layer is resident on the level of the transport layer, and it is illustrated as a socket distribution, and (such as, basic TCP builds with session management Vertical, TLS/SSL) layer.Network service API (such as, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP (FTP), SMTP (simple mail transmission Agreement), POP3, DNS) reside in session layer.Measure some I and reside between network service api layer and an application layer, be shown as The application service interface proxy in device communication stack in Figure 12.

As shown in Figure 12, (such as, QoS application service interface layer and/or network capacity are controlled for application service interface layer Service interface layer) on standard networking stack API, and in some embodiments, its function is monitoring, and in certain situation In be intercept and processor application with standard networking stack API between flow.In some embodiments, in application traffic Flow more difficult or hardly possible the lowlyest in stack identify before, application service interface layer identification application traffic stream.At some In embodiment, application service interface layer assistance application layer labelling in the case of virtual and literal labelling two kinds by this way. In the case of upstream flowrate, application layer labelling is straight-through, because flow initiates in application layer.In some downstream embodiments In, wherein flow or service activity classification rely on the flow attribution that is readily available, as source address or URL, application socket addresses, IP destination-address, temporal information or any other parameter being readily available, recognizable and marked traffic type thus by preventing fires Wall agency or another agency (as it initially arrives) process.In other embodiments, as described in this, in downstream situation In, needed for one thus by the mode of traffic flow control or throttling, carry out the flow parameter classified on the lower grade of stack not Be be readily available time, solution is typically more complicated, associating in terms of with of application, content type, comprises Something in TLS, IPSEC or other Safe Formats or other information being associated with flow.Therefore, some embodiment party In case, networking stack is in its complete characterization, classified or identify traffic flow with a service activity before being associated, and subsequently will Flow is passed the application-interface layer having delivered to finally classify.In this type of embodiment, application-interface layer is subsequently by flow Stream ID is associated with suitably classifying, so that at initial short flow pulse or after the period, policy enforcement agent can be suitably Control flow.In some embodiments, there is also a plan for flow is marked and arranges Service controll strategy Slightly, all resources (including application layer labelling) that this strategy can not be labeled fully identify.

As shown in Figure 12, service monitoring agency and the device communication stack that also communicates with agent communication bus 1630 Each layer communicate.Such as, service monitoring agency measure some I to VI each on be monitored, receive include application letter Breath, service use and service relevant information and the information of distribution information with other.One Access Control integrity agent and service Monitoring agent is communicated, as being also shown in out by agent communication bus 1630.

Figure 13 illustrates the another kind of device for providing various service use measurement technology according to some embodiments Stack.Figure 13 illustrates an embodiment similar with Figure 12, wherein according to some embodiments, and a part for service processor It is implemented on modem, and a part for service processor is implemented on device application processor.Some embodiment party In case, a part for service processor is implemented on modem (such as, in modem module hardware or modulation /demodulation On device chipset), and a part for service processor is implemented on device application processor subsystem.Skill common to this area Art personnel it will be obvious that depicted in figure 13 the variant of embodiment be possible, the most more or less of service Processor functionality moves in modem subsystem or on device application processor subsystem.Such as, with institute in Figure 13 This type of embodiment that the embodiment described is similar can be by the some or all of services being included in modem subsystem Processor network communication stack processes and/or (such as, and this type of side the advantage of other service broker's functions some or all of promotes Method may be used on one or more modem).Such as, service processor can be separated into and be included in the modulatedemodulate of software kit Adjust a standard feature collection in device module hardware or modem chip collection hardware or software kit, and this type of configuration can carry Supply is by device OEM, for chipset or the difference of the greater degree of modem module manufacturer, the performance of greater degree Or service uses and controls to implement integrity or safety, specification or interoperability standard and/or that other benefits are carried out is simpler Single adopts or develops.

Seeing Figure 13, describe device communication stack as shown from the bottom of stack to top, device communication stack is to lead at device The modem MAC/PHY layer of the device bottom letter stack provides a communication layers.Measure some IV and reside in modem On MAC/PHY layer.Modem fire prevention wall layers resides between measurement point IV and III.In the layer that the next one is higher, Providing policy enforcement agent, wherein policy enforcement agent is implemented on modem (such as, at modem hardware On).Measure some II to reside between policy enforcement agent and modem driving layer, measure some II subsequently at modem Illustrate below bus layer.Next higher layer is illustrated as IP and queues up and routing layer, followed by transport layer, including TCP, UDP and Other shown IP.Session layer resides on transport layer, and it is illustrated as socket distribution and session management (such as, basic TCP Foundation, TLS/SSL) layer.(such as, (simple mail passes network service API for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP (FTP), SMTP Send agreement), POP3, DNS) reside on session layer.Measure some I and reside between network service api layer and application layer, be shown as The application service interface proxy in device communication stack in Figure 13.

For protecting the additional embodiment of the DAS of network capacity

In some embodiments, it is used for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include a service activity and is categorized as network appearance Amount managed service and enforcement network capacity managed service strategy.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity Including for a service activity being categorized as network capacity managed service and/or implementing the dress of network capacity managed service strategy Put auxiliary/technology based on device.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include for by clothes Business activity classification be network capacity managed service and/or implement network capacity managed service strategy network assistance/based on net The technology of network (such as, it is implemented in a network element/functionally, such as service controller, DPI gateway, BTS/BTSC etc., or network element Combination).In some embodiments, it is used for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include and a network insertion API or an emulation are provided Or virtual network insertion API (such as, this type of API can provide network busy status information and/or other standards/measurement and/or There is provided the mechanism for allowing, refuse, postpone and/or otherwise control network insertion).In some embodiments, For protecting the DAS of network capacity to include to implement a user's plan including network capacity managed service strategy (such as, to be used for Difference Network access control and/or the differential charge to network capacity managed service, its be also based on network busy state and/or Other standards/measurement).

In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS technology of network capacity also provide for the privacy of user of improvement and assist Network/net neutrality requirement.On the contrary, network technology (such as, technology based on DPI) can make in privacy of user and network Vertical property worry and problem rise, as discussed above.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS technology of network capacity to carry Allow for family allowable specify (such as, permit or disapprove) network whether know user the Internet behavior (such as, use UI defeated Enter).In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS technology of network capacity to include, permission user is to select how they want The flow managing them uses and services planned cost.

Figure 14 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the stream of network capacity Cheng Tu.1402, process starts.Network 1404, to a device in network service (such as, wireless communication) Service use activity is monitored.1406, determine whether monitored network service use activity is that a network capacity is subject to Control service.At 1408 (determining that monitored network service use activity is not a network capacity managed service), network service Activity is used not classify for difference Network access control.(determine that monitored network service use activity is one 1410 Network capacity managed service), network service use activity is classified (such as, to one or more for difference Network access control Network capacity managed service).In some embodiments, network service use activity is carried out classification to include making network service It is one or more in multiple class categories of difference Network access control with activity classification, thus protects network capacity (such as, the classification of one or more network capacity managed service and/or a priority status category, as background service is classified And/or backstage priority status category).1412, carry out classification based on this network service use activity, by this network service Use activity to be associated with a network capacity managed service control strategy, thus assist difference Network access control with catch net Network capacity.1414, carry out by implementing different flow-control enforcement difference for all or some network service use activities Network access control, thus protect network capacity (such as, based on network busy state or another standard/measurement).1416, Process completes.

Figure 15 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.1502, process starts.1504, the network service use activity to a device in network service is entered Row monitoring.1506, (such as, to network element/function) reports the network service use activity monitored of this device.1508, (such as, by a network element/function) carries out statistical analysis to the network service use activity reported through multiple devices. 1510, device receives a network service from network element and uses activity classification list (such as, network capacity managed service row Table, its can such as based on the network service use activity monitored and statistical analysis and other standards/measurement (include such as, Service program and/or network busy state) and generate).1512, carry out the reality based on network service use activity classification list Execute difference Network access control to protect network capacity.1514, process completes.In some embodiments, for catch net The DAS of network capacity farther includes a classification based on network service use activity, by network service use activity with one Network service uses control strategy (such as, a network capacity managed service strategy) to be associated, thus assists difference network to connect Enter to control to protect network capacity.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to farther include based on service Activity classification list is used differentially to control network service use activity (such as, network capacity managed service).

Figure 16 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.1622, process starts.1624, receive (such as, a network element/functionally) from first device One first report of the network service use activity of this first device.1626, receive from second device and (such as, exist One network element/functionally) one second report of network service use activity of this second device.1628, (such as, pass through One network element/function) multiple the reported network service use activity through multiple devices is carried out statistical analysis, the plurality of Device includes this first device and this second device.1630, a network service is made by (such as, from a network element/function) It is sent to first device with activity classification list (such as, a network capacity managed service tabulation), is used for as difference net Network Access Control and based on network service use activity classification list to network service use activity, (such as, network capacity is controlled Service) classify, thus protect network capacity.1632, network service use activity classification list be sent to the Two devices (such as, from a network element/function), for using activity classification for difference Network access control based on network service Network service use activity is classified by list, thus protects network capacity.1634, process completes.Some embodiment party In case, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to farther include a classification based on network service use activity, by network service Use movable service with one to use control strategy (such as, a network capacity managed service strategy) to be associated, thus assist Difference Network access control is to protect network capacity.In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to wrap further Include and use activity classification list (such as, network capacity managed service tabulation) based on service, differentially control network service Use activity (such as, network capacity managed service).In some embodiments, the classification to network service use activity is base Which network to be connected to which device in.In some embodiments, network service uses which net control strategy is based on Which device network is connected to.

Figure 17 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.1702, process starts.1704, use network technology to multiple devices in network communications A network service use activity be monitored.1706, carry out the network service monitored through multiple devices is made With movable statistical analysis.1708, a network service uses activity classification list, and (such as, a network capacity is controlled Service classification list) it is sent to each of multiple device, live for using based on network service for difference Network access control Network service use activity (such as, network capacity managed service) is classified by dynamic tabulation, thus protects network capacity. 1710, process completes.

Figure 18 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.1802, process starts.1804, the network service use activity to a device in network service is entered Row monitoring.1806, classification (such as, a network capacity managed service category column based on network service use activity Table) and a network service use activity (such as, a network capacity managed service) is used control strategy with a service (such as, a network capacity managed service strategy) is associated, and for difference Network access control, thus protects network capacity. 1808, generate the user's notice using control strategy based on service.1810, process completes.

In some embodiments, service uses control strategy to include a service use notification strategy.Implement at some In scheme, it is one or more that user's notice includes in the following: having application that is to be downloaded and/or that start is that a network holds The notice of amount managed service；One or more have network capacity managed service classification service activity (such as, application, OS/ its His software function/instrument and/or other function/instruments described herein) list；It is subject to for one or more network capacitys The type of the service strategy that control service comes into force；One service activity belongs to the notice of a network capacity managed service class；Divided Class is the notice that a service activity of network capacity managed service can have the service class of change；If service class is clothes Business activity changes the notice that then service charge will change；One or more networks are available (such as, one or more replacing The network in generation and/or network busy status information and/or pay imformation and/or the reason being associated with such network), clothes The notice of business plan upgrading/degradation offer/option；And the offer of a service program, a response is rewarded in this service program In the service program of the relatively low expense/discount of user one of notice, come for responding notice based on service rating warning notice Use or do not use service activity.In some embodiments, user's notice includes that a user preference selects, this user preference Select to include in the following is one or more: control an access strategy to be associated with application (such as, it is allowed to/obstruction, Notice uses, arranges in a given Threshold Notify use, flow-control, allow, when network is the busiest in some time Allow and/or other policy control as the described herein) configuration, for selecting what service used control strategy to shelve choosing ?；Service is selected to use the amendment option of control strategy；A new service program is selected (such as, again to check and select can Substitute/new service program upgrades/demotes option) selection option and confirmation request (such as, confirm/acknowledgement notification Reception, wherein confirm can be transferred to a network element/function and/or locally stored for reference/transmission later).

In some embodiments, a given device application, process, function, OS service or other services are being allowed Before movable startup, the intention of startup is intercepted by a beginning manager, is retrieved as the background service set of strategies that service activity is arranged Or network protection service strategy collection, and before allowing service activity to start, implement any required user's notice or service starts Control strategy.In this type of embodiment, can using one, to start to intercept manager functional to implement this.Implement at some In scheme, this starts to intercept manager and is configured with and identifies have a service activity (example starting control strategy come into force As, application identifier, OS function identifier, aggregated service activity identifier and/or Component service activity identifier) one List.In some embodiments, the list starting control strategy includes blocking or postponing opening of one or more service activity Begin.In some embodiments, start control strategy be included in start before service activity, when or a user afterwards lead to Know.In some embodiments, notify that user one has the background service control strategy come into force or the network protection come into force clothes The service activity of business control strategy is just attempted starting, will starting or have begun to.In further one group of embodiment, open Begin intercepted, until notifying and allowing user to determine whether they want to start service activity.In some embodiments, user Notice includes that service activity is just attempted starting consuming a large amount of service and used and ask the user whether one that they want to continue to and disappear (such as, " this application consumes mass data to breath, and you want to continue to？", " this application consumption data does not even use it at you Time, you want to continue to？" " this application is consumption data when you roam, and this increases your expense of use bill, and you want to continue Continue？" etc.).In some embodiments, if the decision of one service activity of beginning is preprogrammed into identification and has a life Effect start control strategy service activity (such as, application identifier, OS function identifier, aggregated service activity identifier, And/or Component service activity identifier) list.In some embodiments, a part for list is inclined according to user by user Pre-programmed well, for controlling the use of service activity.In some embodiments, network element (such as a, Service controll Device) specify according to net background service or the service strategy design management system run by service provider described herein Network protection service strategy carries out pre-programmed to a part for list.In some embodiments, the knowledge defined by list is verified Not there is service activity (such as, application identifier, OS function identifier, an aggregated service starting control strategy come into force Activity identifier and/or Component service activity identifier) strategy implement to ensure that user or Malware are not the most defeated The policy enforcement specified in list.In some embodiments, identify that having the service starting control strategy come into force lives Dynamic list includes it being the beginning strategy of one or more function in the following: background service state, network busy shape The type of network, this locality or roaming that state (or performance state or QoS state), device are connected thereto connect, temporal information or Some day in one week.

In some embodiments, described here in view of interception service activity be intended to start and apply backstage to take Business set of strategies or the various designing techniques of network protection service strategy collection can be designed into OS among himself.Such as, can will intercept With strategy implement functional design to active manager, broadcast of intent manager, media services manager, service managerZ-HU or Other application in Android OS or service activity management function.It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that and be described herein similarly Be intended to start in view of interception service activity and apply the various of background service set of strategies or network protection service strategy collection Designing technique can be designed into iPhone OS, windows and move OS, windows PC OS, blackberry (Blackberry) OS, Palm The application of OS and other OS design starts to manage in function.

In some embodiments, start that user's announcement information indicates in the following in advance is one or more: for just The typical of service activity attempting starting services use or expense or the service use thrown in or expense.Some embodiment party In case, user arranges restriction in the access to one or more service activitys, and once this restriction is accessible, then at tool The service activity having excessive restriction is attempted notifying user when starting.In some embodiments, user is from one group of service restrictions Middle selection rather than block simply or allow service activity to start, has example service restrictions and includes but not limited to: Cong Zhongjin One group of pre-configured restriction strategy (such as, full access, limited access, limitation in height access or blocked access) of row selection, resistance Fill in, throttle, postpone, be polymerized and keep, limit the usage amount of every unit time, cover the limit using, arranging additional notice System, appointment network type, appointment busy state (performance, QoS) or background state or selection from the setting options pre-seted.

In some embodiments, user notifies to occur to attempt downloading or an application being loaded on device user (such as, the application downloaded from webpage or application on site shop for smart mobile phone or other wireless/network computation devices, as Fructus Mali pumilae iPhone or iPad or based on Google's Android (Android)/Chrome device) after.In some embodiments, User notifies to occur to attempt operation service activity user or initiate service/application based on cloud (such as, based on Google (Google) or Microsoft (Microsoft) cloud service application) use after.In some embodiments, user notifies to occur After one or more in the following: service use activity touches usage threshold event, service use activity attempts one The individual network service meeting prerequisite uses, a network capacity is protected service activity tabulation or set of strategies more Newly and be sent to the internet message of trigger notice of device.In some embodiments, user's notice is using for service Activity is to provide information in possible, typical or suitable service use activity.In some embodiments, user's notice Including one for obtaining the user option of the information of more service use about service activity (such as, as in some modes Middle being compared, service use activity may result in high service and uses and/or service use activity can maybe will cause high servicing use and arriving The message of the limit of current service plan), inform the user that preference is arranged.

In some embodiments, user's notice includes that display is (such as, and as the most applicable, it is allowed to user provides UI defeated Enter) one or more in the following: current and/or in the past/history/network service of record use effort scale, Current and/or in the past/history/the network capacity managed service use activity of record, current active strategy setting, current or Available network, service program option are (such as, for how treating one or more network capacity managed service class of traffic Type), one or more flow selecting an option to a network capacity managed service activity is assigned to a different priorities Control and/or charge in bucket, movable network service uses (such as, network capacity managed service services with other), network numerous Busy condition (such as, and there is the strategy effectively as result), service activity strategy setting vs busy state and time/ My god/week, network service active priority, network service activity use statistics (such as, vs network busy state and/or network clothes Make sure and use control strategy state).

In some embodiments, during network busy state, live when user attempts a network capacity managed service Time dynamic, show UI notice (such as, it have modified a network capacity managed service strategy).In some embodiments, UI notice is included in service program selection and network capacity managed service strategy shelve option information (such as, once, time window, Usage amount, movable permanent and/or all), the pay imformation that selects based on user and/or service program upgrade information and choosing ?.

In some embodiments, for for multiple networks (such as, WiFi, 4G, 3G and/or other wired or nothings The access network of line) preference/configuration, input display one UI notice for user, including charging policy.In some embodiments In, the network traffics service use activity specified when one is (such as, based on network capacity managed service classification, QoS classification, excellent First level classification, time-based standard, network capacity, service program, expenses standard and/or other standards/measurement) just tasted Examination or just occurring and provide option (such as, it is allowed to, block, postpone, throttle and/or other options) time, show that a UI is logical Know.

In some embodiments, one UI fuel gauge of display is (such as, to describe the network clothes of current and/or history Make sure use, such as about the service program by network for device, about network busy state, time-based standard, And/or other standards/measurement).In some embodiments, user's notice includes being sent to the communication information of user (such as, Email, SMS or other text messages, speech message/calling and/or the communication information of other electronic forms).At some In embodiment, the communication information being sent to user includes that network service uses information, network capacity managed service to use and is correlated with Information and/or log in a webpage or send for more information communication information instruction (such as, about information updating and/ Or alert or alert message, the charge as used about network service and/or network service uses).

In some embodiments, one notice (such as, Yong Huhuo of generation is used based on an aggregated service activity reports Network service cloud notifies) (such as, it is allowed to network provider generates user's notice and/or notice application provider/service activity carries For business).In some embodiments, the issue of based on renewal/new network capacity managed service list generates a notice (such as, user or network service cloud notice), this renewal/new network capacity managed service list work based on polymerization monitoring Dynamic (such as, use based on service program, speed, socket open frequency/rate (such as, transport layer behavior message), total data, The peak rush hour makes for being formed or updating the blacklist for monitoring, notify and/or controlling, and this blacklist may be used on one Individual, multiple, one group or all of device).In some embodiments, based on for the service program associated and/or comparable Device or data based on data usage threshold/statistics relatively use the data usage trend measuring relevant special device raw Become a notice (such as, user or network service cloud notice).

In some embodiments, an application is actually made up of the application of several assemblies, process or function.This feelings The example of condition includes but not limited to: the assembly of Java application jar file；Use the application of OS function；Use agency service function Application；Coordinate mutually to implement recombination process, function or the application of application, function or process；And support one application or The OS process function of all OS functions.In this type of embodiment, it is possible to the service to service activity on device is used It is important that all of application, function and the process worked is sorted out, so that service activity can be supervised to service use Control, the service with charging use, implement suitably when one or more service activity assemblies are attempted and started or use network User's notice, reach the service service rating that a predetermined user of needs notifies when one or more service activity assemblies Time implement suitable user notice and implement the most fixed suitable background service or network protection service use control System (includes but not limited to such as: clogging networks accesses, limits network insertion, throttling network insertion, delay network access, polymerization And keep network insertion, select temporal information network insertion restriction, selection network type restriction, selection roaming network to access and limit System, select service use limit such as use restrictions, select service fee limit such as expense restriction or be otherwise placed on as The background service state of this another described form or Web vector graphic limit).Belong to uniquely at service activity assembly In the case of one aggregated service activity (such as, apply, apply jar file or OS function), this can be by living Component service Implement in dynamic each list being included in the service activity assembly that an identification belongs to aggregated service activity, and basis subsequently The strategy indicated for aggregated service activity, polymerization based on each service activity or assembly behavior monitoring, controls and carries possibly Notify for user.Such as, it is necessary that according to background service or network protection service strategy, the polymerization supported for jar file should With will monitoring, start, notify, charging and background service controls or network protection Service controll (or the most fixed its His backstage or network protection service strategy) under all application start behavior and/or network insertion behavior grouping.As another Example, if an OS Network Synchronization or more New function use each component software or process implement Network Synchronization or update merit Can, the most each component software or process must synchronize for polymerization OS or more under background service strategy or network protection service strategy New function and be monitored and be polymerized.

In some embodiments, for being devoted to relevant clothes of an aggregated service activity as the described herein The ability that use carries out being grouped is used to improve service activity by business moving component collection to be reported to the use of service controller, for Statistically identify and background service policy control or network protection service strategy are controlled to be the purpose of the service activity of candidate.

In some cases, multiple application, process, function, OS service or other service activitys can use an assembly soft Part application, process, function or the total collection of OS service.In this type of situation, protect to implement background service strategy and/or network Protect service strategy thus carry out service activity monitoring as the described herein and charging, service activity starts to control, user's notice, Or Network access control, it is necessary that by the network insertion data specified or flow of information with and from common component software application, Process or function are associated, and these common component software application, process or functions belong to specific initial application, process, function Or other service activitys managed according to background service or network protection service strategy collection.Hereinafter, for being referred to as generation One common OS function set of reason service function, protects to implement background service set of strategies as the described herein or network Protect the purpose of service strategy collection, how by common Component service active map to specific application, process, function, OS A specific example collection is provided in service or other service activity.The most again these examples have been checked, it will to this Field those of ordinary skill is apparent that how the similar mapping of service activity is applied to by a common set for assembly One service activity managed according to background service set of strategies as the described herein or network protection service strategy collection.

In some embodiments, use is grouped by a common collection for service activity assembly as the described herein Ability be used to improve service activity and report to the use of service controller, in order to statistically identify for background service strategy Control or the control of network protection service strategy are the purposes of the service activity of candidate.

In some embodiments, an agency network service managerZ-HU refers to that the device that is in device operation system should With and device networking stack interface between data path on thus provide and carry from the network service of a grade of network stack interface Take, the service function of a greater degree above network stack interface, enhancing or special flow process function, media clothes Business transmits management, file download service, HTTP Proxy service function, QoS difference or other similar or relevant greater degrees Flow process an intermediary data stream function.Examples Proxy service managerZ-HU includes herein below: media services manager Under (such as Android media services library facility), E-mail service manager, DNS function, software download service managerZ-HU, media Carry manager (such as audio player, DST PLAYER, movie download device, media services OS function etc.), data download clothes Business manager, Android (Android) " media " library facility, Android.net library facility, Jave.net library facility, Apache storehouse Function, other similar software/library facilities in other plant running systems or service, SMTP/IMAP/POP agency, HTTP Agency, IM agency, VPN service managerZ-HU, ssl proxy etc..The network insertion alternatively initiated by an application these these Data stream is termed as application proxy service flow.In this type of embodiment, an application sometimes can be simply from an OS Assembly (such as agency service assembly) is asked a network insertion service activity rather than is directly accessed network.This type of embodiment party In case, in order to implement user's notice that background service control or application service use, it is necessary that according to be intended to initiate application or The strategy of service activity, monitoring application proxy service flow, is classified as specifically being applied or service activity is initiated or belongs to Specific application or service activity and implement the classification of suitable background service, user's notice, application program start to intercept, backstage Service charging and background service use and limit, as described in this.This is to use monitor controller to complete by the service of inserting , these services use monitor controller to allow (i) and initiate application identifier (such as, Apply Names, employing fingerprint, application identification Label, application process number, Application Certificate or other safe or dangerous application or procedure identifier) it is mapped to (ii) to generation Manage the request of service and be mapped to (iii) network service between agency service and the network element serviced for information transmission subsequently Stream.Once completing this to map, the service of agency service uses stream can apply and charging, device software mistake subsequently back into initiation Journey or other service activitys, can be applied to suitable strategy each service subsequently and use stream, for user's notice, service activity Start to control, service activity backstage charging (includes depending on background service state and/or the variable receipts of service charge subsidized Rate), service activity background service control or Web vector graphic limit, as described in this (include but not limited to such as: block net Network accesses, limits network insertion, throttling network insertion, delay network access, is polymerized and keeps network insertion, selection temporal information Network insertion limits, selects network type to limit, selects roaming network access to limit, selects service to use restriction such as to use limit System, selection service fee limit such as expense and limit or be otherwise placed on the backstage clothes of another form as the described herein Business state or Web vector graphic limit).

In some embodiments, use for the service activity follow-up service through agency service as the described herein Ability be used to improve service activity and report to the use of service controller, in order to statistically identify for background service strategy control System or the control of network protection service strategy are the purposes of the service activity of candidate.

In some embodiments, described here is that the Component service activity belonging to an aggregated service activity is considered Monitoring, the various designing techniques of charging and/or service implementation strategy can be designed into OS in himself.Such as, current at some Mobile OS implement in (such as, Android (Android), iPhone, blackberry (Blackberry) etc.), deposit in the market can Some application, these application permission user obtains and is just consuming many on wireless service provider network for certain application subset The estimation of minority evidence, but for user maybe should be used for obtain for some OS function service use instruction be impossible , and embodiment disclosed herein will allow for this point.As another example, implement at some current mobile OS In, agency service is used (such as, media are downloaded and Media Stream broker library software function) and the use agency service specified It is impossible that application is associated, and is also (such as, to exist equally when can notify the user that the most common OS function or agency service In Android (Android) situation: " media services ", " media ", " picture library ", " Google's service framework " and other the most general OS Software library function or agency service), user cannot determine that what applet or other service activitys the most actually generate this Individual general service function uses, and the present invention described herein permits that this type of is used monitoring example to be fully visible by user 's.Further, having interception and strategy implements function if transform as by OS, it can be designed into active manager, wide Broadcast and be intended to manager, media services manager, service managerZ-HU or other application in Android OS or service activity management merit Energy.It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the most described here in view of interception service activity be intended to start and The various designing techniques of application background service set of strategies or network protection service strategy collection can be designed into iPhone OS, windows The application of mobile OS, windows PC OS, blackberry (Blackberry) OS, Palm OS and other OS design starts management In function.

Figure 19 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.1902, process starts.1904, determine one or more network of network busy state.Implement at some In scheme, these one or more networks are selected from access network, cable network and wireless network.1906, based on network busy State determines that the classification of the network service use activity (such as, network capacity managed service) to device assists difference network to connect Enter to control, thus protect this one or more network of network capacity.In some embodiments, network busy state based on Under every in one or more: network performance, network congestion, network availability, network resource availability, network capacity or Other any network services use to be measured and one or more time window (such as, time-based standard).Implement at some In scheme, protect one or more network of network capacity include protecting a wireless network (such as, RAN, BTS, BTSC and/ Or other network elements) the network capacity of back section.In some embodiments, device auxiliary/technology based on device is used It is determined and classifies.In some embodiments, use network assistance/network technology is determined and classifies (such as, it is implemented in a network element/functionally, such as service controller, DPI gateway, BTS/BTSC etc., or the combination of network element).? In some embodiments, use device auxiliary/technology based on device and network assistance/combination of network technology It is determined and classifies.1908, use activity classification to implement difference flow-control based on service, thus protect network capacity. 1910, process completes.In some embodiments, network busy state is determined based on one or more in the following: Temporal information, the busy state of network-reporting and/or device (such as, near-end and/or far-end) determine/report network numerous Busy condition.In some embodiments, use in the following one or more determines network busy state: network probe, Device inquiry, network probe report (such as, including BTS and/or BTSC), network probe analysis, performance based on local flow And do not have probe (as TCP time-out, UDP retransmit the test of defeated, Multi net voting, be based upon a network that device is connected thereto and/ Or one or more alternative network and network service use activity (such as, the network access performance based on application that carries out Data) the network congestion of assembly monitor) device analysis.In some embodiments, network congestion condition and network busy State (such as, network busy state setting/grade) is associated.Such as, the network congestion level of the Web vector graphic of 40% can be with Being set to the network busy state of 4 be associated, the network congestion level of the Web vector graphic of 80% can be with the network busy being set to 8 State is associated, by that analogy.

Figure 20 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.2002, process starts.2004, the network service use activity to a device in network service is entered Row monitoring.2006, network service uses activity classification, and (such as, classification based on network service use activity is with catch net Network capacity, such as, as a network capacity managed service), it is used for protecting network capacity.2008, controlled to network capacity Service carry out charging (such as, a classification based on network service use activity carrys out the charging to network service use activity, from And protect network capacity).2010, carry out the charge to network capacity managed service.2012, process completes.Real at some Executing in scheme, being that network capacity is controlled for protect the DAS of network capacity to farther include network service using activity classification Service.In some embodiments, poor for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include network capacity managed service and foreground service Other ground charging and/or differentially charge.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy to include for the most right The control of network capacity managed service, charging and/or charge are (such as, based on network busy state, time-based standard, clothes Business plan, device or network service use activity obtain the network and/or other standards/measurement accessed) strategy.At some In embodiment, include network capacity managed service charging one or more network capacity managed service classes are differentially collected Service uses, and wherein charging is modified/different (such as, dynamically) based on one or more in the following: network is numerous Busy condition (such as, the charging of amendment/trust network not met user preference of congested period), network service are movable, access network (such as, device/service activity is currently connected to network thereon), user preference select, time-based standard (such as, when Some day in front temporal information/mono-week/mono-month), the service program that is associated, the option of time window.In some embodiments In, the charge to network capacity managed service includes charging is mapped to charge report.In some embodiments, network is held The charge of amount managed service includes that charge report is sent to a network element, and (such as, service controller, service cloud, charging connect Mouth/server and/or another network element/function).In some embodiments, the charge to network capacity managed service includes Other network service use activities of one or more network capacity managed service vs or a large amount of network service use activity are reconciled Or arbitration CDR/IPDR.In some embodiments, the charge to network capacity managed service includes turning a charge report Change a station message recording or charging action into.In some embodiments, the charge to network capacity managed service includes generating Network capacity managed service is according to request or based on a standard/measurement (such as, thresholding toll level and/or thresholding network clothes Business service rating) and charging user's notice.In some embodiments, the charge to network capacity managed service includes Based on charging policy by application charge (such as, according to the charging by application of charging policy rule, as a use Family or service provider supported, operator and/or the charging of other entities).

Figure 21 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.In some embodiments, for protect the DAS of network capacity include to network insertion connect (such as, or Stack) provide a device service to access API, it is that application, OS function and/or other services use and live that this device service accesses API One interface of dynamic offer, is used for providing difference network insertion, to protect network capacity.In some embodiments, by following One or more in every determines difference network insertion: the service priority of service use activity and network busy state.? 2102, process starts.2104, receive a device service and access API request.2106, responding device service accesses API please Ask.In some embodiments, difference network insertion is (such as, for network capacity managed service and/or based on network busy shape State and/or other standards/measurement) by the one or more enforcement in the following: provide network numerous to service use activity Busy condition, receive network busy status information, for service use active reception network capacity requirements, from service use activity connect Receive scheduling time/slot requirements, receive and/or provide network site and/or physical location information (such as, base station, communication letter Roaming or non-roaming network that road, cell sector, device connect and/or GPS or other physical location data), use to service Movable provide notify its when allow the information of access network, provide to service use activity notify its must apply/real Execute the information of what flow-control, provide to service use activity notify its when network be available for it thus connect The information of the information that enters and turn-on time/time slot of providing it to dispatch to service use activity is (such as, based on the following In one or more: priority, network busy state and temporal information) (such as, there is a specific performance rate Or the grade of service, such as data transfer size, speed, network capacity managed service priority level, QoS grade, data transmission class Type, scheduling time (number of times) and/or network connection parameter), and indicate device and/or service use activity to different states The transformation of (such as, power save mode, sleep state dormancy, free time, waiting state and/or wake-up states).2108, it is poor to implement Other network insertion.2110, process completes.In some embodiments, device service accesses API is to access to network for difference There is provided DLL, virtual interface and/or the emulation interface of instruction, to protect network capacity, as described in this.

In some embodiments, API is that device, network element are (such as, for the peace between API communication use device and network element Full communication, such as HTTPS, TLS, SSL, encryption data connects or SS7 controls channel and/or other well-known secure communications Technology) and/or all/partial service in the two position are thereon.In some embodiments, network API is association Help API or other at the interface communication performed between application and network element and/or service cloud on device (such as, such as institute above Discuss secure communication) API, in order to protect network capacity.Such as, network AP I can be that application provides interface and service cloud (such as, the webserver) communicates, thus (such as, network busy state, based on can to obtain Network access control information By the Multi net voting information of the network busy status information of network and/or available network, network capacity managed service priority and can By property, based on network busy state, service program, network capacity managed service and/or other standards/measurement connect for network Enter and scheduling time/time slot).As another example, network AP I can assist application vendor, central network/service to provide Business and/or can with the third party that communicate of application, thus provide and/or solicited message (such as, application physical location, Application network site, application network service use information, be supplied to application network busy status information and/or other Standard/measurement).Still as another example, network AP I can pass through network capacity relevant information (such as, network busy state, Based on the classification of network capacity managed service and/or the availability of priority level, some network capacity managed service is classified And/or the scheduling time of priority level/time slot, urgent/high priority software/anti-malware/vulnerability update and right In the scheduling time/time slot of this type of software upgrading, and/or other standards/measurement) assist to be broadcast to one or more application, OS Function and/or device (such as, are partitioned based on geography, network, application, OS function and/or any other standard/measurement ).In some embodiments, the network insertion API being used for protecting network capacity is for opening that application and OS developer are announced The API of the API put or standard/required (such as, for certain Internet Service Provider for needed for application or standardized, as Thered is provided by Verizon application shop or Fructus Mali pumilae (Apple) application shop (AppStore)) so that application and OS Function is designed to understand and implement network insertion API, thus protects network capacity.Such as, an authentication procedure can be set up There is provided test specification, work to implement for application and OS developer and/or standard is to guarantee that network insertion API is to be suitably carried out And work according to particular requirement.In some embodiments, network insertion API is for service controller (such as, Service controller 122) or another network element/function (such as, for service use server or billing interface/server or Another is assisted secure communication thus sends/receive or network element/merit that otherwise relevant to network insertion information communicates The service that can communicate uses API, thus protects network capacity) interface that communicates.In some embodiments, network The partner supported that API is associated to the network service use activity (such as, application) with access network API provides all , classification and/or network service use the charging (such as, reverse charging) supported of charge subset.Real at some Executing in scheme, by the service providing network API supported, in this service supported, the network service of access network API makes Thering is provided the service partner supported to prove with movable (such as, application) to network AP I, this proof is used as billing agent to being praised Help partner charge, user account is removed supported partner by conciliation and charges, and network AP I provide access service and/ Or information service (such as, positional information, local information, content information, the network information and/or any other information).

Figure 22 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) thus protect the another of network capacity One flow chart.2202, process starts.2204, the network service use activity of one device of monitoring (such as, uses warp Cross checking/service processor that can verify that).2206, determine network busy based on the network service use activity monitored State (such as, the measurement of network capacity, availability and/or performance) (such as, uses various technology as the described herein). In some embodiments, the service processor on device be used for determining (such as, measuring and/or characterization) device (such as, its Can be used for determining network access control policy for one or more network capacity managed service) the network busy state that experiences.? 2208, by network busy state report be sent to a network element/function (such as, network controller as the described herein and/or Another network element/function).2210, process completes.In some embodiments, various technology described herein is used to test Card service processor.In some embodiments, what the report of network busy state included in the following is one or more: number According to speed, waiting time, shake, the bit error rate, packet error rate, the number of access attempts, the number being successfully accessed, access failure Number, QoS grade availability, QoS grade performance and the transmutability of any aforementioned parameters.In some embodiments, net It is one or more that the report of network busy state includes in the following: identifies and reports phase with the network busy state reporting network element Association the base station IDs of edge network, cell sector ID, CDMA ID, FDMA channel id, TDMA channel id, GPS location and/or Physical location.In some embodiments, the monitoring of network service use activity includes the flow transmitting for device/receiving Measurement Network performance and/or generation applied in network performance test flow.In some embodiments, measured by one or more And/or network element (such as, BTS, BTSC, base station monitor controller and/or the airwaves monitor controller) collection of report network busy state (and/or being used for assisting, supplementing and/or verify network busy state measurement based on device) network busy state.Such as, may be used Airwaves monitor controller and/or base station monitor controller is provided to aid in the area of coverage of one or more base station and/or base station section The reliable characterization of the network busy state in territory, as be arranged on (such as, temporarily or permanently) one or more base station and/ Or the attachment in the overlay area of base station section (such as, one of them sector is combined with a beam antenna and a channel) Mobile terminal (such as, it may include the monitoring of complementary network busy state and/or the terminal of trust of report functionalities) so that The network by mobile terminal busy state that must adhere to monitors and to service controller, home base stations and/or other or many Individual network element/function report, as described similarly at this.In some embodiments, the mobile terminal for good and all adhered to provides Network monitoring instrument, is used for reporting that can such as be polymerized such network busy state information is one by such as network busy state Or multiple network's coverage area determines the central network element (such as service controller) of network busy state.In some embodiments, The mobile terminal for good and all adhered to generally these be arranged on and position the most installed therein occur (such as, carry out net Network monitors), and can be trusted that (mobile terminal such as, for good and all adhered to can be added by various hardware and/or software credentials Carry).Such as, use the mobile terminal that for good and all adheres to, it is possible to provide the reliable characterization of network busy state, its can subsequently by Report to central authorities network element and be polymerized thus carry out various network busy state be correlated with technology, as at this relative to each embodiment party Described by case.In some embodiments, network element/function uses the report of network busy state (such as, and from being connected to phase Other network busy states report of other devices of same network edge segment element) it is the network edge segment element being connected to device Determine network busy state.In some embodiments, the busy state being used for network edge segment element is reported and is sent out by network element/function Delivering to device (such as, and to being connected to other devices of identical network edge segment element), it is numerous that device can be subsequently based on network Busy condition uses the report of this busy state to implement difference network insertion strategy (such as, for network capacity managed service).? In some embodiments, network element (such as, service controller or service cloud) and broadcast network busy state is supplied to device (such as, communicating safely with service processor).

Figure 23 illustrate according to some embodiments for device assistant service (DAS) to protect of network capacity Network capacity managed service priority chart.In some embodiments, various application, OS function and/or install/be loaded into And/or start/perform/other instrument/apparatus of being active on communicator (such as, device 100) are classified as network capacity Managed service, thus protect network capacity.In some embodiments, network capacity managed service grade or priority etc. are used One or more network capacity managed service are allocated or classify by level, thus protect network capacity.In some embodiments In, based on one or more standard/measurements (such as, dynamic standard/measurement), such as network busy state, present access network, base Come dynamically by one or more network capacitys in the standard of time, the service program being associated and/or other standards/measurement Managed service is allocated or classifies.In some embodiments, higher priority level means application or practical journey Sequence/function has been authorized to the higher priorities associated for network insertion, and (such as, priority level 10 can provide guaranteed Network insertion, and priority level 0 can provide the network insertion of obstruction, the priority level between 1 to 9 can provide phase simultaneously Network insertion to the priorization raised, potentially with the network insertion distributed and the service phase of other request network insertions Close).

As shown in Figure 23, network capacity managed service is by network capacity managed service grade or priority level base Dynamically distribute in the network busy state of present access network or classify.Such as, based on network busy state by difference Priority level distribute to e-mail applications (Microsoft (Microsoft) Outlook), be used for protecting network capacity, such as institute Show: priority level 6 is used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 10% (such as, based on using various skills described herein Art current or up-to-date/last measure/detection/network capacity/resource of determining uses, just using and be up to about 10% Network capacity), priority level 5 is used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 25%, and priority level 4 is used for the net of 50% Network busy state (NBS) grade, priority level 3 is used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 75%, and priority level 2 are used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 90%.Also as indicated, based on network busy state by different priority levels Distribute to antiviral (AV) software upgrading application/utility program/function, be used for protecting network capacity: priority level 9 is used for Network busy state (NBS) grade of 10%, priority level 7 is used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 25%, priority Class 5 is used for network busy state (NBS) grade of 50%, and priority level 3 is used for the network busy state (NBS) etc. of 75% Level, and priority level 1 is for network busy state (NBS) grade of 90%.Based on the controlled clothes of network capacity at Figure 23 Network busy state grade shown in business priority level chart, together illustrates with various priority levels distribution/classification Various other application and utility program/functions.As will be to those of ordinary skill in the art it will be evident that can apply for for base Network insertion in network busy state grade dynamically distributes the various distribution of priority level and/or technology to protect network to hold Amount (such as, uses state, time-based based on user preference, service program, access network, the power supply status of device, device Standard and the various the most higher priority of other factors are for urgent software and/or security update, such as high priority safety Property or vulnerability software patch or renewal, and/or urgent or high priority email or other communication, as 911VOIP exhales Cry).

Refer again to Fig. 1 to 3, according to some embodiments, use the service processor (example of device (such as, device 100) As, service processor 115) implement for protecting the DAS of network capacity to assist difference network service Access Control (such as, to use In network capacity managed service) thus auxiliary protection network capacity, this device uses various DAS technology as the described herein. In some embodiments, one or more following verification technique service for checking credentials processor and/or service processor are used One or more agencies (such as, and/or especially verify the monitoring to network service use activity, by one or more services Activity classification to one or more network capacity managed service classes, by one or more network capacity managed service classes with one or Multiple differentiated services active policies are associated and/or determine network busy state): by network service use measure with Service strategy and/or compared with the service program that device is associated, by device assistant service use measure with service strategy and/ Or use measurement and device assistant service use to measure compared with the service program that device is associated, by network service Compare, first device assistant service used and measures compared with the second device assistant service use measurement, at the service for checking credentials Reason device and/or the existence of one or more agencies of service processor, the configuration of service for checking credentials processor, service for checking credentials use work Move by report suitably (such as, use testing service to use and generate service use event/report for analyzing and confirming), test Card chargeable time by suitably report, by network service use measure compared with the device metering data reported, From the communicator of trading server, the report of validation test charging event, checking report that the report of charging event, checking swash The existence of tracking system of living, checking device configuration or operation, checking device identity or service program identity, service for checking credentials processor Suitably run, the service for checking credentials processor heart beating response report, the monitoring of validation test Service events, download new service center Reason device (such as, and/or one or more agencies of arranging of the new configuration of service processor) and carry out integrity checking, use Self diagnosis checks that the configuration of service for checking credentials processor code, checking communicator only use first service, checking to use after being authorized to Family identity, checking network busy state are (such as, from more than one wherein network busy state monitoring device for instance in device Secure execution environments in device compare and/or statistical disposition network busy state measurement), verify various difference network insertion Control to implement (such as, network capacity managed service monitored suitably/determine/detect, control, charging and/or charge), test Demonstrate,prove various QoS and implement (such as, as discussed above) and checking agent communication daily record.Described herein and similar is each Kind of other verification techniques and for providing use enforcement based on device (such as, service processor and/or other are based on device Agency or software/hardware technology) protect the various verification techniques of DAS of network capacity in view of each enforcement described herein Scheme, it will will be apparent to those of skill in.

In some embodiments, use various hardware described herein and software engineering to protect service processor, Including such as, it is implemented in secure virtual machine, shielded execution environment, safety storage (such as, safe storage), safety modulation Demodulator and/or as described in this service processor in other security implementation technology and/or other or similar technology All and/or some, as in view of various embodiments described herein, it will to those of ordinary skill in the art be Significantly.Such as, service processor can be implemented in software and perform in the protected field of OS, and this OS performs on device And/or (such as, hold safely at CPU, APU, SIM chip collection, modem, modem in protected executable portion Other hardware capabilitys on row subregion, SIM, device and/or above any combination) perform.

In some embodiments, network service uses enumerator to be embedded in (such as, the use of a device modem Measure some V, VI and/or in fig. 12 other measure points) secure execution environments in (such as, be in nextport modem card NextPort And/or the device on modem chip applies the program in not accessible secure non-volatile memory to store, for counting Not can skip according to the device application being used for the program that performs and/or defence program operation of path monitoring and/or control thus obtain The safe CPU environment connected to the modem of network).In some embodiments, service uses enumerator according to network Service activity is classified (such as, by application, destination/source, port, discharge pattern, content type, temporal information, network busy State and/or any other standard/measurement) by data traffic (such as, byte and/or service use any other measure, Such as file transactions, message transaction, Connection Time, Connection Time or connection duration and/or for given QoS or network capacity Managed service priority level the flow of process or the transaction of process), flow be counted as the function of time, flow.At some In embodiment, service uses enumerator coordinating as such as layer-III (such as, IPSEC) and layer-II (such as, L2TP Tunnel) The two and set up VPN layer time, data traffic (such as, as discussed above) is counted, so that the most aerial Download service use be measured as billing mediation and/or network service use charge (such as, billing clients, by service and/or any The service bill that other charges or charging are supported) and count.In some embodiments, service use enumerator with acceleration To data traffic, (such as, counting as discussed above), this adds device software (such as, compression/de-compression engine) universal time coordinated Speed device software is the most aerial download propagation and transformation frame.As discussed similarly above, with the service processing of accelerator layer Device is coordinated to assist accurate aerial download service to use and is measured, and uses charge for billing mediation and/or network service.One In a little embodiments, service uses enumerator when with both VPN layer and accelerator software layer universal time coordinated to data traffic (such as, As discussed above) count, thus assist accurate aerial download service to use and measure, for billing mediation and/or net Network service uses charge.

In some embodiments, service use enumerator to network element (such as, service controller, charging gateway, PCRF, AAA, HA, charge system, mediation system, charge on traffic data base, base station or base station controller and/or another network element/function Or central authorities' network element/function) report services use.In some embodiments, the information to network element report is encryption or uses net Corresponding key signature known to unit.In some embodiments, the leading to network element of counting is used for the service of transmitting Letter link is carried out on wireless network particular channel (e.g., SMS, MMS, SS-7 or another special control channel).At some In embodiment, for transmit service use counting to network element communication link network channel (such as, by IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, TLS, SSL, TLS or SSL point-to-point signature variant or by network control channel be connected to fill Another data network channel put) on carry out.In some embodiments, data network is controlled channel flow and be injected into tune In the PPP stream of modulator-demodulator.In some embodiments, data network is controlled channel flow and is transferred up to device networking Stack, for the connection to network.In some embodiments, coordinate from modem subsystem signature or encryption Service uses the count to provide service to use counting into a period of time, and this service uses counting also to be used for including that service makes with one The period being similar to the service processor heart beating report measured or count is corresponding.Such as, this be service controller or another Individual network element provides the secondary set of information, and the secondary set of this information can be used for checking and/or protection by service processor report The service accused uses measures.Various technology can be used for using counting and service processor service to make to use tricks for modem service Number synchronizes the period.Such as, service processor can ask a most recent count message from modem, disappears in this most recent count In breath, modem is to since all services of the previous request to the most recent count request to most recent count up till now Use counts, and encryption state-of-the-art technology message is so that service processor or other application softwaries on device or OS are soft Part can not decode and/or distort message, and modem service uses enumerator to send the message of encryption to clothes subsequently Business processor.Service processor the service of the in the future encryption of automodulation demodulator subsequently can use count message to be sent to service control Device processed, used together with charging message with one or more service processor service in the same or like period.Service control Device processed can decode these two the service count message from secure modem subsystem and service processor subsequently, and will The two measurement is associated and may indicate that service uses control or error in charging or device service processor to usurp by such as lookup The difference changed is carried out the service for checking credentials and is used report.In some embodiments, secure modem subsystem is to crossfire (such as, And/or stream, socket connect or the combination of IP destination/source/port) record byte counting, potentially with temporal information, net Network busy state, QoS grade and/or other standards/measurement together, and for having traffic activity during current reporting interval Each crossfire report that these count.Such as, service controller can be subsequently by stream service use information and by the service processor heart The service that the service of jumping uses report to be provided uses information to be associated, thus service for checking credentials processor service uses report and adjusting The independence manufactured in modulator-demodulator subsystem is measured consistent.In some embodiments, service use be reported on device and/ Or network is (such as, the using one or more network element/function, such as service controller) being associated.

In some embodiments, can modem subsystem service use counting in carry out flow deeper into Analyze.Such as, can be to flow through HTTP or the HTTPS flow of modem to carry out the layer 7 that service uses and analyze, wherein modulatedemodulate Tune device Subsystem Service use enumerator carries out the analysis of the HTTP grade of flow, thus by webpage traffic income and other biographies Send the greater degree given with classification of service (such as, Advertisement Server, content server, proxy server and/or Flow by the local host indication providing webpage) it is associated.In some embodiments, can flow for HTTPS, SSL or TLS Amount is by including that the proxy server of a trust being embedded in modem system increases modem subsystem Service uses counting.Such as, device stack trust proxy server, so that proxy server is known for HTTPS, TLS Or the key of SSL, it is allowed to it is similar to one for instance in the proxy server based on modem in secure execution environments Mode as described above carries out analyzing the layer 7 of encryption flow.In some embodiments, the proxy server of embedding is for arriving That each connection of specific distance host is trusted based on device (such as, and/or network service use activity, such as application) and The Ticket Granting Ticket that the proxy server embedded also is trusted generates Server SSL voucher in real time, and proxy server becomes subsequently Become to emulate on side long-range SSL main frame and on another side simulator (such as, and/or network service use activity, as answered With), deciphering flow, analyze it and transferring it to or the go-between of re-encryption before distance host forwards.Similarly, as In the case of modem service uses the counting layer 3 that carries out of subsystem and layer 4 flow analysis, it is possible to use technical information pair Layer 7 service are encrypted and send it to service controller by each channel.In some embodiments, layer 7 modulation /demodulation Device Subsystem Service uses number system to be that a reporting period record service uses counting, this report period and service processor The reporting period used is similar to, so that service controller can be by service processor charging message and the tune with layer 7 information Modulator-demodulator charging message reverse correlation.

In some embodiments, security service uses reporting system element to be in the safety including that modem drives Perform in environment.In some embodiments, it is desired to the most controlled or charging all arrival for network traffics are modulated The flow of demodulator is driven by secure modem, so that can generate a separate counts and be reported Service controller, as described above, uses counting and Reports component to be embedded into modem without by security service In.

In some embodiments, security service use reporting system element is in and includes that modem drives and modulation Demodulator hardware interface controller drives the safety of (such as, the USB controller for 2/3/4G and the SDIO for WiFi) to hold In row environment.In some embodiments, it is desired to the most controlled or all arrival modulatedemodulates for network traffics of charging The flow adjusting device is driven by secure modem and modem hardware interface controller drives (such as, for 2/ The USB controller of 3/4G and the SDIO for WiFi) so that can by or modem drive and/or modulation /demodulation Device hardware interface controller drives (such as, the USB controller by 2/3/4G and the SDIO by WiFi) to generate based on accurate Number, and be sent to security service use Reports component thus send it to service controller for charge customers/charging.This Scheme is when ensureing to use counting (owing to it belongs to billing clients) to occur safely, it is provided that motility (such as, major part dress Put software and operating system and service/application needs not be at/performs in secure execution environments).

In some embodiments, for process HTTPS, TLS and SSL flow layer 7 proxy server charge on traffic and Reporting techniques (as discussed above) is also used in the detailed of layer 7 flow that service processor allows device to encrypt in himself Charging.In some embodiments, the information being achieved in that is filtered, so that user's personal information is not transferred, to network (such as, service controller, PCRF and/or any other network element/function), and the most enough use in view of service program Charging thus service for checking credentials control strategy are implemented or are come the service that service for checking credentials charging policy implements and use information to be sent to net Network (such as, service controller, PCRF and/or any other network element/function).In some embodiments, it is used for processing safety Or layer 7 proxy server of the charging message in clearly device service uses is in the safety of device application processor firmly Part performs in environment or in the fail-safe software subregion of operating system.

Various technology can be used for checking and/or protection service uses control or service to use charge report.Such as, if secondary Level service use report instruction service use be intended to the service that comes into force use strategy (such as, based on service program and/or with dress Put the service strategy being associated) limit outside, then service controller may indicate that an error flag, for further analyzing and Action (such as, implements various checking as the described herein and responder action, as used various additional DAS and/or network auxiliary The monitoring technology helped is to block activity, throttling activity, isolating device, renewal/replacement service processor and/or supervising device). As another example, the service if from service processor uses report not use report to match, then with secondary service Service controller may indicate that an error flag, for further analyzing and action.Such as, association can use based on service Big measurement (such as, given period total byte from the beginning to the end), or use to service program charge record charge Service use finer granulometry (such as, verify one group service use activity between charging, as application, destination/ Source, port, content type, temporal information, network busy state, QoS grade and/or other standards/measurement) to another The charging of another group service use activity of service program charge record charge.In some embodiments, owing to have received clothes Business charging report, carries out using between charging report two services on all device flows in real time or the most persistently Association process.In some embodiments, store after a while and analyze or associate use charging report (such as, periodically, base In request or audit, and/or based on some event, as thresholding network service use event and/or based on each standard/measurement its His any event).In some embodiments, the most part-time audit uses charging report, its example for association two As the network processing load in network traffics and/or service controller can be reduced.

In some embodiments, service controller association technology compares two different services and uses measurement, One or more based in the following as described above: data total amount (such as, for file transmission, session and/or Other measure byte), time per unit data volume, always access number, time per unit access number or access frequency, when one Between be spaced the access of (such as, during peak) period, access in network busy state, access request and at a time point Individual vs group transmission (such as, is each used for a given destination or destination and discharge pattern set).

In some embodiments, service uses monitoring to include using various technology as the described herein and/or as right This area ordinary person significantly other or similar technology are detected and/or other by crossfire, stream, destination/port, bag Service is used active characteristics by standard/measurement.In some embodiments, service uses monitoring to include by crossfire, stream, mesh Ground/port, bag detection and/or other standards/measurements by service use active characteristics, and subsequently associate find knowledge The network service usage behavior pattern associated of not same behavior and one or more service activitys being just managed.

In some embodiments, the DAS controlled for network capacity include flow is carried out classification to determine which or Which network service use activity is just causing flow (such as, network capacity/resource used and increase to above a thresholding), and And (such as, service uses strategy it is later determined that any rule is the most just being violated in the service use activity of one or more access network Or the service program being associated with device/user is arranged).In some embodiments, the DAS controlled for network capacity includes Generating a list for network capacity managed service, this list makes by each managed network service based on Access Control Policy With activity to one or more have desired access limit network service use activities indicate behavior characteristics (such as, based on Service uses strategy or the service program setting being associated with device/user).In some embodiments, for network capacity The DAS controlled includes monitoring based on restriction and/or controlling network service use activity, and limiting such as can be based in the following One or more: total access flow enumerator, the enumerator of different types of access flow, destination, port, access frequency Rate, the behavior that accesses during a given time, access behavior during a given busy state, for many groups Movable access behavior (such as, checking clumping) and/or other standards/measurement.

Therefore, in some embodiments, it is provided that the service of a second safe trust uses measures, Service controll Device (such as, or another network element/function) can use this service use to be measured as service processor and verifies or protect service Control or service charge report.In some embodiments, the service of the safest trust uses to measure and also carries For the checking strengthened and Services-Security, wherein situation is such as, and network service uses measures for additional with service Processor service uses the association of report to be available.The most network service uses measures or unavailable or only dilute (such as, not there is service based on timely network and use the WWW measured in the case of can use in the time interval of white-out row Network or other networks), these technology are that device assistant service controls and real-time or approximate real time checking or safety are assisted in charge Property.

In some embodiments, SIM carries out the process of part or all of security context as described above, by directly Pick the device modem flow for charge on traffic and report toward SIM secure subsystem, or device modem The copy of flow.In some embodiments, SIM is for using active storage QoS classification and/or network capacity for each service Managed service is classified, so that the user behavior in some the network service use activity just used and/or positive control User preference in a little network service use activities need not be relearned or re-download, because user is at different devices Between exchange SIM.In some embodiments, SIM be multiple user of belonging to or subscriber household plan device keep service make With movable local record, so that the service that can directly update on a given device uses notice and strategy, because User exchanges SIM from device to device.In some embodiments, this service is used historical storage mode on SIM It is safety, so that it can not be tampered.In some embodiments, SIM be used for implementing various application management and/or Flow control technique described herein.In some embodiments, SIM is used for checking flow, classifies flow, creates Build report (such as, certification service activity use report), report is encrypted, report is sent to a network element/function, And this network element/function association report (such as, uses network assistance measurement to be used for comparing and/or using as the described herein Various other technologies).In some embodiments, SIM uses one or more modems measurement point to carry out a part Or all of security context as described above processes.Such as, the flow needing to be classified can be routed through SIM and with modulation Content measured by demodulator is associated.In some embodiments, network assistance/network network service use Activity classification compares with the classification of based on SIM/SIM auxiliary, be used for servicing use monitoring/reporting authentication (for example, it is possible to It is inconsistent, as based on total flow, crossfire/stream/set that identification detects in the network service use activity being monitored/being reported Connect word activity and/or other standards/measurement).In some embodiments, report includes a sequence through checking, thus Make the report can not be counterfeiting and/or can determine that the report of loss.

In some embodiments, apply that security context as described above processes part or all of implement and/ Or checking is for the QoS of DAS technology and/or as the described herein for the DAS technology of network capacity managed service.

In some embodiments, what report included in the following is one or more: device is repeatedly from modem In rebooting status start the cycle over or be recycled to the rebooting status in modem, in time window or network busy state phase Between repeatedly, restart the number of times of the crossfire that vs initiates during circulating and restart the crossfire transmitted during circulating.One In a little embodiments, device reboot event triggers the generation of report.

In some embodiments, checking for network capacity managed service monitoring, report, control, charging, charge, And/or strategy enforcement (such as, using various verification technique described herein).If any determine or assist determine that network holds Amount managed service monitor, reports, controls, charging and/or charge and/or measure the verification technique of enforcement be tampered, disable, And/or be not suitably carried out or work, then can carry out responder action, such as, device (such as, and/or suspicious service) can Under a cloud, isolate, inactivate/terminate and/or labelling is for further analyzing/carefully studying, determine that device the most just occurs Fault, need to update, be tampered or cracked, infected with malware and/or whether there is any other problem.

In some embodiments, the network recovery use activity of service processor supervising device.In some embodiments In, monitoring service use activity includes (such as, determining which network is available and/or available net for multiple network monitorings The network busy state of network).In some embodiments, carried out by service cloud and/or assist monitoring network service to use Movable (such as, it is provided that one or more network elements of this type of service).In some embodiments, monitoring network service use activity Including identifying that network service use activity, the network service of Measurement Network service use activity use and/or made by network service With movable network service use characterization (such as, use device auxiliary/technology based on device, network assistance/based on net The technology of network, test/monitored off-line/analytical technology and/or a combination thereof).

In some embodiments, service processor implements difference Network access control (such as, for network appearance on device Amount managed service), network service use charging, network service use charge and/or network service use notice assist DAS, To protect network capacity.

In some embodiments, updated by network element (such as, service controller 122), communicate with, arrange and/or controlled Service processor processed (such as, service processor 115).In some embodiments, service processor receives clothes from network function Business policy information, this network function is selected from base station (such as, base station 125), RAN gateway, core gateway, DPI gateway, home agent (HA), aaa server (such as, aaa server 121), service controller and/or another network function or as retouched at this The combination of the network function stated and/or now will be bright to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of each embodiment described herein Show.In some embodiments, service processor by aerial download or network O/S software updates or application software updates or Device firmware is more newly arrived renewal.In some embodiments, service processor is that the control channel with service controller uses IP connects, SMS connects and/or MMS connects.In some embodiments, service processor inquiry service controller determines institute The network service use activity of monitoring uses associating between control strategy with network service.In some embodiments, device (such as, service processor) is one or more to be classified as the activation service of network capacity managed service (such as, actively Perform and/or previously installed/downloaded to device) one network capacity managed service list of maintenance and/or network capacity controlled Service strategy (such as, owing to the quantity of application continues to rise, and can use, and maintains often by the myriad applications on some platform For individual application a unique list/specific or specific group policy and be insufficient to).In this embodiment, when One new application be activate/start and/or when downloading to device, therefore device can ask a network capacity updated The network capacity managed service strategy of managed service list and/or renewal (such as, and/or periodically refresh this type of list/ Strategy).

In some embodiments, for protecting the difference Network access control of network capacity to include based on network clothes Make sure and control to be controlled by device (such as, network capacity managed service) with control strategy (such as, network capacity managed service strategy) The network service flow of the service creation of system.In some embodiments, for protecting the different network insertion of network capacity Control includes providing between control device according to various thresholdings and/or the guaranteed grade of service, network capacity managed service (example As, application, OS operation/function and be classified as other network service use activities various of network capacity managed service) between The auxiliary of distribution of bandwidth, the offer of difference QoS service, capacity fair share, high user load network performance and/or stop Much more so one or more device consumption network capacity makes other devices can not receive suitable performance or performance.At some In embodiment, for protecting the difference Network access control of network capacity to include, application strategy is to determine that service activity should connect Receive which network (such as, 2G, 3G, 4G, this locality or roaming, WiFi, cable, DSL, optical fiber, wired WAN and/or another Wired or wireless or access network), and apply difference network insertion rule (such as, traffic control rule), which depends on Which service activity individual network is connected to.In some embodiments, for protecting the difference Network access control of network capacity Control strategy and user's input (such as, user selects or user preference) difference is used to control network service and make including based on service With activity.In some embodiments, for protecting the difference Network access control of network capacity to include based on service use control System strategy and device and the network service network that it accessed of activity and difference controls network service use activity.

In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy to be dynamic based on one or more in the following : network busy state, temporal information, which network service activity is connected to, service activity is connected to which base station or communication Channel, user's input, user preference selection, the service program being associated, service program change, application behavior, message transfer layer Behavior, random back-off, installation's power source state, device use state, time-based standard (such as, time/sky/week/moon, for Following time slot keeps/postpones/postpones, keep/postpone/postpone and keep/postpone/postpone arriving for scheduled time slot To a busy/upstate/QoS state), the mutual monitoring of user and service activity, the mutual prison of user and device Control, UI priority state to service activity, the monitoring of electrical source consumption behavior of service activity, modem mains cycle or The change of power supply controlled state, modem communication session establishment or dismounting and/or carry out the policy update/amendment/change of automatic network Change.In some embodiments, network service uses the service of control strategy renewal based on network service usage behavior to use Behavior analysis.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy to classify based in response to network capacity managed service The crawler behavior of renewal.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy based on the user's input/preference updated (such as, relevant to strategy/control for network capacity managed service).In some embodiments, network service uses and controls Strategy is based on the renewal to service program state.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy based on to service The renewal of planning strategy.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy availability based on alternative network. In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy based on the policing rule for selecting alternative network.One In a little embodiments, network service uses control strategy based on for alternative network of network busy state or available character State.In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy movable or networking based on the network service given to The special network of network service activity selects or preference strategy.

In some embodiments, network service use activity is used control strategy or a net with a network service Network service use notification strategy be associated include based in the following one or more dynamically association: network busy shape State, temporal information, user's input/preference, be associated user plan (such as, 25MB data plan, 5G data plan or nothing Limit user plan or other data/service application plan), apply behavior, message transfer layer behavior, the power supply status of device, Device uses state, time-based standard, the availability of alternative network and is used for selecting and/or controlling at one Or a group policy rule of the flow on multiple alternative network.

In some embodiments, a network service uses control strategy (such as, network capacity managed service strategy) Use control strategy including for one or more service programs definition network service, be in single or multi-user's sight Or multiple devices or many groups device definition network insertion policing rule (such as family and enterprise plan), for one or more users or Many group users define network insertion policing rule, permission or do not allow network insertion event or trial, modulating network access events Or attempt number, network insertion event or trial are aggregated into a group of access event or trial, to network insertion event or taste Examination carry out time windowing, based on the network insertion time or attempt the application that just servicing or function to network insertion event or attempt into The windowing of row time, network insertion time or trial are carried out time windowing to predetermined time window, to the network insertion time Or attempt carrying out the time windowing measurement to network busy state time window in the range of, the access of distribution license type Time or trial, allow network insertion event or the function of trial or application, the one or more network of distribution of distribution license connect Duration, definition network insertion event or trial are permitted in incoming event or the priority of trial, definition network insertion event or trial License speed, for network insertion event or attempt definition license network destination, for network insertion event or attempt definition permitted Can application, for one or more network insertion events or attempt definition QoS rule, for one or more application definitions or setting Access strategy rule, for one or more network purposes definition or arrange access strategy rule, define for one or more devices Or arrange access strategy rule, for one or more network service definitions or arrange access strategy rule, for one or more flow Amount type definition or arrange access strategy rule, for one or more QoS classes definition or arrange access strategy rule and based on Any combination definition of device, application, network destination, network service, discharge pattern, QoS class and/or other standards/measurement Or access strategy rule is set.

In some embodiments, network service uses control strategy (such as, network capacity managed service strategy) to include Flow control policy.In some embodiments, flow control policy includes that flow-control is arranged.In some embodiments, Flow control policy includes flow-control/layer, and this flow-control/layer includes that flow-control is arranged.In some embodiments In, it is one or more that flow control policy includes in the following: block/allow arrange, throttling is arranged, adaptability throttling sets The QoS class putting, including packet error rate arranges, shakes and postpones setting, queue is arranged and label is arranged (such as, in order to wrap Some traffic flow of labelling).In some embodiments, QoS class arranges include in the following one or more: throttling etc. The level priority queueing relevant to other device flows, time window parameter and ought be by flow accumulation or be aggregated to bigger string Keep time in stream/serial data/packet/mono-group packet or postpone.In some embodiments, flow control policy includes making The filter (such as, use cascaded filter technology) being implemented in for index in different strategy setting lists, wherein strategy mistake It is one or more that filter includes in the following: network, service program, application, temporal information and network busy state. Such as, network busy state and/or temporal information can be used as the index entered in flow control policy, it is provided that a two dimension Pattern is implemented in flow-control, and (such as, the priority level of certain application can increase based on network busy state and/or temporal information Add or reduce).In some embodiments, flow control policy is for selecting network, until shape from the list of available network Become before the connection of an alternative network to block or reduction accesses and/or revises or a network stack of alternative connects Mouth provides the detection of the web socket interface message being given to application or OS function or discontinuous.

In some embodiments, control strategy is used to select flow-control to arrange based on network service.Implement at some In scheme, use control strategy to implement flow-control on device based on network service and arrange.In some embodiments, institute is real The flow-control executed arranges the flow/traffic flow controlling network capacity managed service.In some embodiments, based on following One or more selection flow-control in Xiang is arranged: temporal information, the some day in one week, special time/date (example As, vacation or network operation time/date), network busy state and network service use the priority etc. of moving phase association Level and network service use the activity of the QoS class (such as, urgent flow) of moving phase association, network service from which network obtains Access, which network be available, which network network service is movably attached to, which base station network service is movably attached to or The network relevant episode of communication channel and flow control policy (can be depending on service activity from which network obtain access and not With) (such as, and/or as the described herein other standards/measurement).In some embodiments, flow-control arranges and includes One or more in the following: allow/block, postpone, throttle, the enforcement of QoS class, queue, label, one user of generation are led to Know, random back-off, removing with send received from network element content, keep as scheduled transmission timeslot, select from available network Network and obstruction or minimizing access until establishing the connection of an alternative network.In some embodiments, base Network capacity managed service priority state and network busy condition selecting flow-control in network service use activity are arranged. In some embodiments, network capacity managed service priority state based on network service use activity and network busy shape State select flow-control arrange, and flow-control arrange for all-network capacity managed service activity be overall (such as, Identical), or based on network service use active priority, user preference or option selection, application, time-based standard, Service program, device or service activity obtain the network of access, after having adapted to a previously determined network busy state Network congestion condition heavily determine and/or other standard/measurements described herein and different.

In some embodiments, network capacity managed service flow (such as, traffic flow) differentially controls, and is used for Protection network capacity.It is, for example possible to use various technology described herein and differentially control for the OS on device and The various software upgradings of one or more application.As another example, safety/anti-malware software (such as, antiviral, Fire wall, content protecting, intrusion detect/prevent and/or other safety/anti-malwares) can use described herein respectively Kind of technology and differentially control.Still as another example, it is possible to use various technology described herein and differentially control Network backup/reflection, content download (such as, individually and/or polymerization ground more than a thresholding, as image, music, regarded Frequently, eBook content, e-mail attachment, content/media subscription, RSS/ news subscription, text/image/Video chat, software Update and/or other guide is downloaded).

Such as, the DAS technology for protecting network capacity described herein is used, it is possible to provide be used for protecting network capacity Adaptive strategy control.Can be generated, update, report and/or receive a network capacity managed service list by device, and Storage (service program that such as, this list can be associated with device based on adaptation) on the apparatus.If one is monitored Network service use activity is not in list, then to network element, device can report that this institute monitors network service use activity and (such as, uses In also exceeding the network service use activity monitored of certain thresholding, based on network busy state, according to time-based mark Standard and/or other standards/measurement).As an example, if/when the network service use activity monitored is more than a number According to usage threshold, (such as, every day, 50MB total data used, socket open frequency/rate, and the data at a time instant use Speed, to the time, the more complicated thresholding of peak period, by content and time, by other parameter/thresholdings various) time, Monitored network service use activity can be reported.As another example, open based on network service usage behavior and/or application The test of originator characterization input, can report monitored network service use activity.Report can include identifying that network service makes The information of parameter is used with movable and various network services.

In some embodiments, notification strategy is used to select notice to arrange based on service.In some embodiments, logical Know that setting includes that user notifies to arrange (such as, as notified to arrange various users as described above) about Figure 18.

In some embodiments, activity classification is used to farther include to divide network service use activity network service One or more in (such as, use a usage threshold filter and/or cascaded filter technology) multiple notice classifications of class Thus for difference Network access control, thus protect network capacity.In some embodiments, by network service use activity Classification farther include to use network service activity classification in one or more network capacity managed service, wherein these nets It is one or more that network capacity managed service includes in the following: application requires data network to access, application software updates, should With requiring that the network information, application require GPS or physical location, operation system software update, security software update, network It is controlled that what backup, email download and one group were inputted based on service profiles and/or user is configured to network capacity The behavior of service activity (such as, and/or various other kinds of network service use activity as the described herein, and such as Now will significantly to those of ordinary skill in the art).Such as, what network capacity managed service can include for OS and application is soft Part renewal, the access of OS background network, cloud synchronous service, RSS subscribe to and the subscription of other background information, browser/application/device row For report, backstage email download, content subscription service update and download (such as, music/video download, news subscription), Text/voice/video chat client, safety update (such as, anti-malware updates), point-to-point working application updates, Restart frequently or invalid network insertion sequence during power down mode circulation, a large amount of download or other high bandwidths access and Constantly/repeatedly access network has a small amount of transmission to information or the greedy application program of request.Implement at some In scheme, network capacity managed service list is static, adaptive, use service processor generation, from network element (example As, service controller or service cloud) receive, receive from network element (such as, service controller or service cloud) and at least partly Ground is based on the device activity reports received from service processor, based on the behavior characteristics carried out by pretest, application developer Change report regular set and/or be based at least partially on user input.In some embodiments, the controlled clothes of network capacity Business list includes one or more network service activity backstage (QoS) class.

In some embodiments, the classification to network service use activity farther includes based in the following Or multinomial network service use activity is classified: application or small routine (such as, Outlook, Skype, iTunes, peace Tall and erect (Android) Email, weather channel weather small routine, iCal, red fox (Firefox) browser etc.), application type (such as, user's application, system application/utility program/function/process, OS application/utility program/function/process, electronics postal Part, browser, small routine, Malware (such as virus or suspicious process), RSS subscription, device synchronous service, download application, net The chat of network backup/imaging applications, voice/video, point-to-point content application or other point-to-point application, Streaming Media are subscribed to or broadcast Receive/transmit application, Web conference application, chat application or session and/or other any application or procedure identification or classification), OS/ systemic-function (such as, any system application/utility program/function/process and/or OS application/utility program/function/mistake Journey, as OS updates and/or OS error reporting), modem feature, network communicating function (such as, Network finding or signaling, Ethernet type message, connect stream/crossfire/session establishment or dismounting, network authentication or authorization sequence, IP seismic acquisition and DNS service), URL and/or territory, destination/source IP address, agreement, discharge pattern, socket (such as, IP address, agreement and/ Or port), socket addresses/label/identifier (such as, port address/port numbers), content type is (such as, under Email Load, e-mail text, video, music, e-book, small routine update crossfire and download crossfire), port (such as, port Number), QoS classification grade, temporal information, peak or non-peak, network time, network busy state, the access network of selection, choosing Service program, user preference, device voucher, user's voucher and/or the state selected, modem is restarted or power supply status changes Change, modem authentication process, modem link are set up or dismounting, modem management communication, modem Software or firmware renewal, modem power management message, installation's power source state and modem power supply status.? In some embodiments, the classification of network service use activity is farther included by the network service use activity classified with One ID (such as, applying ID, it can be for example a unique number, name and/or signature) is associated.Implement at some In scheme, the classification to network service use activity farther includes to use multiple sorting parameter to divide network service use activity Class, one or more including in the following: application ID, remote I P (such as, URL, territory and/or IP address), remote port Mouth, agreement, content type, filter action class (such as, network busy state class, QoS class, temporal information, network busy state, And/or other standards/measurement) and the access network of selection.In some embodiments, to network service use activity Classification farther includes the combination using parameter as discussed above to determine the classification of network service use activity.

In some embodiments, the classification to network service use activity farther includes network service use activity Be categorized as network capacity managed service, non-network capacity managed service, obstruction or unallowed service and/or do not divided The service of class/identification (such as, unknown/classification of not being determined or the classification that waits).In some embodiments, when Device has been inactive (such as, or at power down mode) within a period of time, and application connects, OS connects and/or other services Activity be classified as network capacity managed service activity (such as, when user does not interacts within a period of time with it, when Also no display user's notification strategy and/or user's input are not received within a period of time and/or are entered power down mode for they Time).In some embodiments, connect for more than one application when the network service use activity monitored has exceeded, OS connects and/or other service activitys, or connect for specific application a data usage threshold time (such as, poly- Close data and used more than data usage threshold), application connects, OS connects and/or other service activitys are classified as network and hold Amount managed service activity.In some embodiments, exceeded based on one or many when the network service use activity monitored Individual data use the predetermined list limited, and based on the list received from network element, use time restriction (such as, The a period of time limited is used based on having exceeded), and/or other use data of relevant standard/measurement based on some During usage threshold, application connects, OS connects and/or other service activitys are classified as network capacity managed service activity.One In a little embodiments, the classification of network service use activity is farther included based on network peak time, network busy state or low The network to device in certain performance rate connects and (such as, distributes based on these class standards various/other input/factors Higher/lower priority), it is network capacity managed service that network service uses activity classification.

In some embodiments, one or more network capacity managed service with for one or more networks and/or One different network insertion set of strategies of one or more alternative networks is associated.In some embodiments, one Or multiple network capacity managed service with for one of one or more networks and/or one or more alternative network not Same notification strategy collection is associated.In some embodiments, the list of network capacity managed service is stored on device.At some In embodiment, receive/be updated periodically network capacity managed service list from a network element, and store it in device On.In some embodiments, the list of network capacity managed service includes network capacity managed service, the controlled clothes of non-network capacity Business (such as, foreground services or is not classified as the service of network capacity managed service based on various possible dynamic standards), And the unfiled collection of service is (such as, including waiting one or more networks based on the classification analyzed further and/or input The gray list of service activity, as from network element, service provider and/or user).In some embodiments, network capacity is subject to One or more based in the following of control service list: predefined/preassigned (such as, network, service meter Draw, tested in advance and/or characterization by application developer) standard；Device auxiliary/monitoring based on device (such as, uses service Processor)；Network monitoring (such as, uses DPI gateway)；The analysis of network assistance is (such as, based on DAS activity analysis Device report).Such as, device can be to network service use activity (such as, the net of all monitoring of network element annunciator monitoring Network service use activity or subset based on configuration, thresholding, service program, network and/or user input).Real as another Example, the list of renewal is also sent to device by network element renewable network capacity managed service list.Still as another example, net Unit can be based on device and/or network service and use activity monitoring/report, carries out the network through multiple devices The statistical analysis of service activity.In some embodiments, network service use activity is defined as one activate application or Process is (such as, mutual, such as pop-up and/or other standards/survey based on the user with device and/or network service use activity Amount).

In some embodiments, using various technology is that network capacity managed service implements flow-control.Real at some Executing in scheme, device includes that a service processor agency or function intercept, block, revise, remove or replace UI message, lead to Other UI communication known or generated by network service activity, the movable network service of this network service use just controlled or Management (such as, uses shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 and the various measurement points of associated description).Such as, this technology can be used for There is provided the Consumer's Experience improved (such as, in order to stop the most controlled application for protecting network capacity raw for user Become message/alarm that is that repeat and/or that obscure).In some embodiments, replace or revise the network stack interface of device come for Application or OS function or other functions/software provide the interception of web socket interface message or discontinuous.

In some embodiments, using various technology is that the network capacity managed service using DAS technology implements flow Controlling, wherein network service use activity does not knows that network capacity control (such as, is not supported for implementing what network capacity controlled API or other interfaces).Such as, technology based on network service application message transmission interface can be used for implementing flow-control.Example Network service application message transmits interface and includes the following: network stack API, network service crossfire/stream interface, network stack API Message, ethernet type message, ARP message and/or other message transmission or other or similar technology, as now in view of This described each embodiment will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.In some embodiments, based on flow control Set of strategies processed or to be applied to network service movable and cause minimizing by service activity due to network capacity managed service strategy Or the service activity message of user's notice of amendment, select network service use activity control strategy or network service activity to disappear Breath.In some embodiments, based on flow control policy collection or owing to network capacity managed service strategy is applied to network clothes Business activity and cause the service activity message of the destruction of the minimizing of plant running, select network service use activity control strategy or Network service alive messages.In some embodiments, based on flow control policy collection or due to network capacity managed service plan The service activity message of the destruction of the minimizing being slightly applied to network service activity and cause network service activity to run, selects network Service use activity controls to measure or network service alive messages.In some embodiments, open/connect by interception/write And be that network capacity managed service implements flow-control.In some embodiments, disappeared by interception stack API Quality or application Breath transport layer request (such as, socket opens/send request) is that network capacity managed service implements flow-control.Such as, institute The request intercepted can be replicated (such as, to memorizer) and queues up (such as, postpone or throttle) or terminate (such as, resistance Plug).As another example, the request intercepted can be copied to memorizer and the part transmitted subsequently can be from memorizer Recover and refill (such as, throttling).Still as another example, feasible interior parsing also allows transmission (such as, it is allowed to) to block Cut message and transmit transmission, and transmission or part transmission can be copied to memorizer for flow flow point class.Real at some Execute in scheme, by intercepting or controlling or modulation UI notice, implement flow-control for network capacity managed service.Implement at some In scheme, movable by inactivation or suspection network service, implement flow-control for network capacity managed service.Some embodiment party In case, by the one or more processes being associated with service activity being gone priorization (such as, priorization is gone in CPU scheduling), for Network capacity managed service implements flow-control.

In some embodiments, it is transmitted as not knowing the net that network capacity controls by artificial network API message The network capacity managed service using DAS technology of network service use activity is implemented flow-control and (such as, is effectively provided one Individual personation or artificial network API).Such as, artificial network API can intercept, revises, blocks, remove and/or alternative networks socket Word application interface message and/or ethernet type message (such as, EWOULDBLOCK, ENETDOWN, ENETUNREACH, EHOSTDOWN、EHOSTUNREACH、EALRADY、EINPROGRESS、ECONNREFUSED、EINPROGRESS、 ETIMEDOUT and/other these type of message).As another example, artificial network API can revise, exchanges and/or inject Web socket application interface message (socket (socket ()), connect (connect ()), read (read ()), write (write ()), Close (close ()) and other this type of message), these web socket application interface message provides movable for network service The control of service usage behavior or management.Still as another example, (such as, open at socket allowing connection to open Before), transmission or initiate before stream/crossfire, it is to block and sent back by a piece of news application (such as, in response to synchronizing to ask Ask or apply it will be appreciated that and can intercept thus indicate network insertion attempt do not allow/blocked, network is unavailable and/or after Replacement message for the another a piece of news that the network insertion asked again attempts to).Still as another example, set can be allowed Connect word open but after sometime (such as, based on network service use, network busy state, time-based standard, And/or some other standards/measurements), crossfire is blocked or socket is terminated.Still as another example, can implement based on The flow control technique (such as, in non-peak period, non-network busy state time) of time window, as by permitting within a period of time Permitted network insertion, at a period of time internal congestion, and repeat subsequently the most effectively by network insertion or the most randomly or definitiveness Blaze abroad.Use these technology, it is not known that the flow-control controlled based on network capacity can send and accept standard message Transmit application and device can based on network capacity control strategy use network service use activity (such as, application or OS or Software function) it is appreciated that and will be with the most predictable mode of one (as now the most obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art) The message transmission carrying out responding is to implement flow-control.

In some embodiments, using various technology is that the network capacity managed service using DAS technology implements flow Controlling, wherein network service use activity knows that (such as, network service uses Activity supporting to be used for implementing net in network capacity control The API of network volume control or other interfaces).Such as, network insertion API as the described herein can be used for as network capacity controlled Flow-control is implemented in service.In some embodiments, API assists one or more following communications: network insertion condition, Individual or multiple networks or alternative network of network busy state or network availability state, one or more network capacity are controlled Service strategy (such as, network service can be that current network accesses and arranges, as allowed/block, throttle, queuing up, scheduling time/ Time slot and/or postponement, these can be based on such as current network, current network busy state, time-based standard, service meter Draw, network service classification and/or other standards/measurement), from the movable network insertion request of network service, to network service Movable inquiry/polling request, the network insertion mandate that network service is movable (such as, is arranged and/or network including priority The classification of capacity managed service, scheduling time/time slot, alternative network and/or other standards/measurement), network busy state Or network availability state or network QoS state.

In some embodiments, use various technology be use network assistance/network of network technology holds Amount managed service implements flow-control, and wherein network service use activity does not knows that network capacity control (such as, is not supported to be used for Implement API or other interfaces that network capacity controls).In some embodiments, technology based on DPI is used for controlling network appearance Amount managed service (such as, DPI gateway block or throttle network capacity managed service).

In some embodiments, use various technology be use network assistance/network of network technology holds Amount managed service implements flow-control, and wherein network service use activity knows that network capacity control (such as, is supported to be used for implementing The API of network capacity control or other interfaces).In some embodiments, application/message transfer layer is (such as, as retouched at this Network AP I stated) for communicate with network service activity provide the network capacity managed service classification being associated and/or Priority, one or more network or alternative network of network busy state information or network availability, network insertion please Summation response and/or as this similarly described in other standards/measurement.

In some embodiments, for protecting the DAS of network capacity to include, based on network service use activity be difference A service program (such as, including network capacity managed service) is implemented in charge.In some embodiments, service program includes Differential charge to network capacity managed service.In some embodiments, service program includes for the controlled clothes of network capacity One upper limit network service of business uses.In some embodiments, service program includes that when exceeding this upper limit is led to Know.In some embodiments, service program includes the excess of rates when exceeding this upper limit.In some embodiments, clothes Business plan includes revising charge based on user's input, and (such as, as described in this, user rewrites selection, the most such as, exceeds the quata Charge for network capacity managed service and/or be different based on priority level and/or based on present access network).? In some embodiments, service program include the time-based standard to network capacity managed service limit (such as, have or Not there is the temporal information restriction rewriteeing option).In some embodiments, service program includes network capacity managed service Standard based on network busy state limit (such as, with or without rewrite option).In some embodiments, service Plan offer is used for rewriteeing (such as, once, time window, usage amount or permanent) network service activity and controls (such as, for rewriteeing Differential charge, for rewrite difference cover, use UI based on action notice option rewrite and/or use UI rewriting is set).? In some embodiments, service program includes family planning or multi-user's plan (such as, different network to different users Capacity managed service is arranged).In some embodiments, service program includes that the plan of many devices is (such as, to different devices Different network capacity managed service plans, such as smart phone v. laptop computer v. net book v. e-book) implement at some In scheme, it is free that service program includes for some time in one day, network busy state and/or other standards/measurement Network capacity managed service use.In some embodiments, service program includes that the network controlling network capacity is correlated with Charge.In some embodiments, service program includes the network preference/priorization controlling network capacity.Implement at some In scheme, service program includes arbitrating charging, is to be supplied to connecing of destination, application or other network capacity managed service Enter operator partners or service partner's charging of being supported.In some embodiments, service program includes arbitrating charging, It is that the access being supplied to destination, application or other network capacity managed service is to application developer charging.

In some application scenario, extra network capacity requirements can be changed by the modem power supply status on device Cause.Such as, application or OS function be that any reason attempts to connect to network (wherein when modem is at power down mode Modem is not connected to network) in the case of, modem can be caused to change power down mode, reconnect to net Network and subsequently initiation application network connect.In some cases, this can also result in network and again initiates a modulation /demodulation Device connects session (such as, PPP session), and in addition to fundamental modulation demodulator connects the network capacity consumed, this modem is even Connect session also consumption of network resources for setting up PPP session.Therefore, in some embodiments, implement limit or control application, OS function and/or other network service use activities (such as, network capacity managed service) change modem power supply and control The network service use activity control strategy of the ability of state or network connection state.In some embodiments, until arriving One given time window just stops or limits a service use activity and wakes up modem up, changes the electricity of modem Source state or cause modem to be connected to network.In some embodiments, limit permission one service use activity to call out Wake up modem, change the power supply status of modem or cause the frequency of modem.In some embodiments In, until elapsed time delay just stops a service use activity to wake up modem up, change the electricity of modem Source state or cause modem.In some embodiments, until multiple network services use Operations Requirements modulation /demodulation Before this type of of device state changes or until network service use activity polymerization is increased network capacity and/or Internet resources make Just stop a network service use activity wake up modem, the power supply status changing modem up or draw by efficiency Play modem.In some embodiments, the power supply status of network service use activity change modem is limited Ability includes not allowing activity to be shut down by modem, modem being placed into sleep pattern or disconnects modulation /demodulation Device is to the connection of network.In some embodiments, wake up modem up, change the power supply status of modem or draw Play modem and be connected to these restrictions of network of network service use activity by (such as, the service control of central network function Device processed or other network element/functions) ipsec communication arranges modem.In some embodiments, these power supplys control shape State strategy is by this central network function renewal.

Figure 24 depicts the figure of a network capacity protection system 2400 using device assistant service (DAS).System 2400 include that wireless device 2402-1 to 2402-N (collectively known as wireless device 2402), wireless network 2404-1 arrive 2404-N (collectively known as wireless network 2404), 2406, network service of a network traffic analysis engine use and divide Class engine 2408 and a difference Network access control engine 2410.

Wireless device 2402 by minimum include a processor, memorizer (although memorizer may be implemented in processor), One broadcasting equipment and a broadcasting equipment interface are (although broadcasting equipment interface can be as nothing " a part of " of line electricity broadcasting equipment and implement).In order to make wireless device 2402 useful, they will typically have at least one Input equipment and at least one output device, if can apply, including input and output interface.

Wireless device 2402 can be implemented as station.Station can be referred to as having medium education as used in this (MAC) address and the device of physical layer (PHY) interface to the wireless media observing such as IEEE 802.11 standard.When with Station, when the compatibility of IEEE 802.11 standard is intended to clear and definite, can be described as " compatible IEEE 802.11 ".(that is, device At least one part as mentioned as IEEE 802.11 standard.) it will be recognized by those of ordinary skills now What and IEEE 802.11 standard convertible time IEEE 802.11 standard include, and if being made that applicatory Change, the compatible technology of future version with IEEE 802.11 standard that will expect that application is described herein as.By quoting By ieee standard 802.11^TM-2007 (revised editions of ieee standard 802.11-1999) are combined in this.Also by quoting IEEE 802.11k-2008、IEEE 802.11n-2009、IEEE 802.11p-2010、IEEE 802.11r-2008、IEEE 802.11w-2009 and IEEE 802.11y-2008 is combined in this.

In alternative embodiment, device 2402 one or more observe a certain other standards or entirely without Standard, and the different interface can having to wireless or other mediums.It should be noted that, not every standard all will be without traditional thread binding Put and referred to as " stand ", but the place of this term used herein, it should be understood that and an analogue unit will be presented on all of On applicable wireless network.So, the use that term " is stood " is not construed as wireless device is described as station by one The scope of embodiment be limited to a standard using this term significantly, unless this type of is limited in the context of discussion It is suitable.

Wireless network 2404 will typically comprise a networked unit (IWU), and this networked unit will be wireless The wireless device on a related radio network in network 2404 is mutually connected to another network, such as wired lan.Sometimes IWU is referred to as WAP (WAP).In IEEE 802.11 standard, WAP is also defined as station.So, stand can make non- WAP station or WAP station.In cellular networks, WAP is commonly referred to as base station.

Wireless network 2404 can use any applicable technology implementation, and these technology are by network type or in its other party Face and different.Wireless network 2404 can have any suitable size (such as, Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) (MAN), personal area network (PAN) Deng).Broadband wireless MAN may or may not be compatible with IEEE 802.16, and this is incorporated herein by reference.Wireless PAN can With or can not be compatible with IEEE 802.15, this is incorporated herein by reference.Wireless network 2404 can be recognizable , by network type (such as, 2G, 3G, WiFi), service provider, WAP/ base station identifier (such as, WiFi SSID, base Stand and sector ID), geographical position or other criterion of identification.

Wireless network 2404 may or may not be linked together by go-between.This go-between almost can include appointing The communication network of what type, as by way of example but be not limited to the Internet, PSTN (PSTN) or infrastructure network (such as, privately owned LAN).Term " the Internet " refers to the network being made up of multiple networks as used herein, and this network makes With some agreement such as ICP/IP protocol, and other agreements are such as used for forming the HTML of WWW (net) possibly (HTML) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (HTTP) of file.

In the example of Figure 24, network traffic analysis engine 2406 is connected on wireless device 2402-1.At one especially Enforcement in, network traffic analysis engine 2406 is implemented on the server, and is connected through the internet to wireless device 2402- On 1.But, can being alternately implemented at least partially on wireless device 2402-1 of network traffic analysis engine 2406, With or without the connection to server, this server includes another part (such as, clothes of network traffic analysis engine 2406 Business device part).

As used in this article, engine includes server that is special or that share, and typically comprises by server The firmware performed or software module.Depending on implementing specific or other considerations, engine can be to concentrate or its functional point Cloth.Engine can include specific hardware, firmware or the software being included in computer-readable medium, for being performed by processor. As used in this article, computer-readable medium is intended to include legal (such as, in the U.S., under 35U.S.C.101) institute There is a medium, and especially to get rid of be substantially that non-legal all mediums are (in this eliminating for including that computer-readable medium is to have The claim of effect is in required degree).Known legal computer-readable medium include hardware (such as, depositor, with Machine accesses memorizer (RAM), non-volatile (NV) memorizer, only enumerates several at this), but may or may not be limited to hard Part.

The subset of the flow between wireless device 2402-1 and source or destination analyzed by network traffic analysis engine 2406. The flow analyzed may or may not be limited to network segment, as between cell phone and base station.Network traffic analysis engine 2406 can be that a device subset in wireless network 2404-1 coverage analyzes flow.The flow analyzed can or can To be not limited to user.

In the example of Figure 24, network service uses classification engine 2408 to be connected to network traffic analysis engine 2406.? In one special enforcement, network service uses classification engine 2408 to implement on the server, and this server may or may not It it is the identical server implementing network traffic analysis engine 2406 thereon.But, network service uses classification engine 2408 Can alternately be implemented at least partially on wireless device 2402-1, with or without the connection to server, should Server includes that network service uses another part (such as, server section) of classification engine 2408.

Network service use classification engine 2408 can be (such as, right based on that asked service or required service class Words, streaming media, mutual, backstage or some other service classes) flow is sorted out.This classification assists to give at one The identification of the snapshot that the service class fixed time uses, and in some implementations, (such as, make future service based on this snapshot Class use the most a little to the service class of the snapshot relevant hypothesis of use), historical data analysis (such as, some in a day The service class of some day in time/mono-week uses), the making for assisting not of the identification of trend or some other Predicting Techniques Service the prediction that class uses.

In the example of Figure 24, difference Network access control engine 2410 is connected to network service and uses classification engine 2408 On.In a special enforcement, Network access control engine 2410 is implemented on the server, and this server may or may not It is to implement network traffic analysis engine 2406 and/or the identical server of network service use classification engine 2408 thereon. But, can being alternately implemented at least partially on wireless device 2402-1 of Network access control engine 2410, have Or not there is the connection to server, this server includes another part (such as, server of Network access control engine 2410 Part).

Difference Network access control engine 2410 uses the clothes predicted using classification engine 2408 from network service Business class makes for dynamically adjusting the resource being assigned to service class.Such as, difference Network access control engine 2410 can take Business class availability assessment determines whether the service class capacity for the service class on channel uses for the service predicted It is sufficient, and if to service class availability and use for the service predicted be insufficient, then add resource, if or It is excessively sufficient that service class availability uses for the service predicted, then reduce resource.

Alternately, difference Network access control engine 2410 can replace or additionally control the application on device, thus Make to apply and change service service rating or postpone the consumption of Radio Resource (such as, by postponing software upgrading until more Resource is made available by).In one embodiment, on wireless device 2402-1, service implementation uses control strategy.At some In situation, this can be that the required application ensureing that wireless device 2402-1 adjustable is usually fixed is arranged, based on network Busy state optimizes network service and uses activation (such as, if network is busy), controls the renewal of aerial downloaded software, throttling Be badly in need of resource application, management from repeat power down mode network service use request, keep PPP session activation or with Other modes are assisted to service class dynamically and are adjusted or other device behaviors.

In a special enforcement, user can be encouraged by such as changing service to the charge of higher service class is more Class.Difference Network access control engine 2410 can be that service class sends differential charge notice.Alternately, charge can pass through user Account setup or preference are implemented.

In the example of Figure 24, being in operation, network traffic analysis engine 2406 is analyzed from one or more devices Flow, including wireless device 2402-1.Network service uses the stock number needed for classification engine 2408 prediction service class, and poor Other Network access control engine 2410 adjusts for one or more devices based on basis as required dynamically Resources allocation It it is available service class and/or for the subset adjusting apparatus behavior of one or more devices or indicate the son of one or more device Collection carrys out adjusting apparatus behavior, so that device is according to the Access Control plan of the resource being suitable to assigned applicable service class Slightly consume service class specific resources.

Figure 25 depicts the figure of the example of a difference Access Control notice system 2500.In the example of Figure 25, system 2500 include that a network service uses 2502, network service of analysis engine to use 2504, difference net of classification engine 2506, network service of network Access Control engine uses control strategy data to store 2508, network service and uses notice 2510, user interface 2512 of engine and a service program update engine 2514.

In the example of Figure 25, network service uses analysis engine 2502 to analyze network service use activity.This analysis can Including to the flow being sent to or sending from device, the application run on device, to the analysis of request serviced, or mistake Go, currently or useful other that use of future network service are analyzed.Such as, network service use activity can include one Trial, execution network service activity or network service use activity that application is downloaded or is loaded on communicator are attempted accessing The trial of network, meet or exceed a network service usage threshold, meet a network service and use prerequisite, to network The renewal of capacity managed service activity classification list, to the renewal of a network capacity managed service strategy and be sent to dress Put the internet message of trigger notice, list some by way of example.Analysis can occur at non-WAP station, WAP or base station, server On, or partly on one of these devices or some other devices.

In the example of Figure 25, network service uses classification engine 2504 to be connected to network service and uses analysis engine 2502.Network service uses classification engine 2504 to be used by the network service analyzed and is categorized into one or more service class.Point Class can occur on non-WAP station, WAP or base station, server, or partly on one of these devices or some other devices.

In the example of Figure 25, difference Network access control engine 2506 is connected to network service and uses classification engine 2504 On.Difference Network access control engine 2506 uses and uses the service class of moving phase association with network service and be stored in network clothes Make suring uses control strategy service class to determine network access parameters with the network service in control strategy data storage 2508.Determine Can occur on non-WAP station, WAP or base station, server, or partly on one of these devices or some other devices.Net Network service uses control strategy data storage 2508 to may be implemented on wireless device, but remotely maintains data storage relevant to device Also it is possible (such as, on the server).In a special enforcement, even if remotely maintaining network service to use control plan Slightly data storage 2508 is relevant to wireless device, and wireless device will still be implemented network service and use control strategy.

Data can be implemented store such as, as being included in the physical computer readable medium in general or particular machine, solid In part, in hardware, in a combination thereof or the applicable known or software in device or system easily.Number in this article It is intended to include any tissue of data, including form, the file of comma separated value (CSV), traditional database (such as, according to storage Or other applicable known or organized formats easily SQL).The assembly being associated with data storage is (as data base connects Mouthful) " a part of ", a part for some other system assemblies or a combination thereof that data store can be considered, although depositing with data The physical location of assembly that storage is associated and other features are for being not crucial in the understanding of techniques described herein.

Data storage can include data structure.As used in this article, data structure is stored up at calculator memory with one And organize the special mode of data to be associated, so that it can be effectively used in given context.Data structure is led to Often based on the computer ability extracting and storing data Anywhere in its memory, by an address, can be by himself The Bit String being stored in memorizer is specified and by Programming.So, some data structures are based on using arithmetic operator to calculate The address of data item；And other data structures are based on storing data items addresses in structure self.Many data structures use this Two kinds of principles, sometimes combine in non-trivial mode.The enforcement of data storage usually requires that write batch processing, and these programs are created Build and manipulate the example of this structure.

In the example of Figure 25, network service uses notification engine 2510 to be connected to difference Network access control engine 2506 And network service uses in control strategy data storage 2508.Network service uses notification engine 2510 to be configured to generate enough One notice of the Access Control information that instruction is relevant.Such as, notice may indicate that what network service use activity is that network holds Amount managed service, the type of network service strategy that one or more network capacity managed service are come into force, a network service Activity belongs to the notice of a network capacity managed service classification, a service being classified as the classification of network capacity managed service If movable this service class of notice that this classification can be made to change changes in order to this network service is movable, the network clothes being associated Business cost of use will change, service program upgrading/demote a preferential and discount offered and/or service program of award Indulgence, thus respond one or more user notice, list some by way of example.

Notice or can also may not include a user preference and selects.Such as, notice can include that a configuration is by one Network service uses control strategy and network service to use moving phase association, for selecting network service to use control strategy Rewrite option, select service use the amendment option of control strategy and select the selection option of a new service program, logical Cross citing and list some.Other examples include believing for the network service use activity of one or more network capacity managed service Breath, the network service predicted for one or more network capacity managed service use action message, more for obtaining The option of information of network service use, this network service use activity about this network service use activity may result in and exceed Message that the network service of one thresholding of one service program being associated with this device uses, check or select one can replace The option of the service program in generation, confirmation request and submit the option of this confirmation request to, list some the most again.

In the example of Figure 25, user interface 2512 is connected to network service and uses on notification engine 2510.It may be noted that Notice (such as, when user's instruction should automatically select maximum performance or least cost) can be processed by counsel user preference. But, unless user preference is set to acquiescence, user is likely to make notice show in UI 2512.Notice can be one Kind applicable known or form easily, such as SMS, Email, pop-up window or similar.In the degree of license response, User can use the input equipment (not shown) input response to notice.

In the example of Figure 25, service program updates engine 2514 and is connected to UI 2512.As mentioned previously, because The user preference that the determination such as provided in notice selects, UI can be skipped.Make in any case and notify the selection that is associated, Service program updates the renewable service program of engine 2514, network service uses control strategy, user preference or according to this selection Other parameters.If generation expense, service program updates engine 2514 and can also update charging.

Figure 26 depicts the example of a computer system 2600 that may be implemented in technology described herein thereon.Meter Calculation machine system 2600 can be a conventional computer system that can be used as client computer system, such as wireless client or Work station, or server computer system computer system 2600 includes a computer 2602, I/O device 2604, Yi Jiyi Individual display device 2606.Computer 2602 includes 2608, communication interface 2610 of a processor, memorizer 2612, display Controller 2614, nonvolatile memory 2616 and I/O controller 2618.Computer 2602 may be connected to or include that I/O fills Put 2604 and display device 2606.

Computer 2602 is connected with external system by communication interface 2610, and this communication interface can include a modulation /demodulation Device or network interface.Will be appreciated that device interface 2610 can be considered to be a part or the computer of computer system 2600 The part of 2602.Communication interface 2610 can be analog modem, isdn modem, a cable modulation demodulation of line Device, token ring interface, satellite transmission interface (such as " direct PC ") or calculate for a computer system being connected to other Other interfaces of machine system.

Processor 2608 can be that such as one conventional microprocessor such as Intel (Intel) Pentium (Pentium) is micro- Processor or Motorola (Motorola) power PC (power PC) microprocessor.Memorizer 2612 is by a bus 2670 It is connected to processor 2608.Memorizer 2612 can be dynamic RAM (DRAM) and may also include static RAM (SRAM).Processor 2608 is connected to memorizer 2612 by bus 2670, and also is connected to nonvolatile memory 2616, arrives Display controller 2614 and to I/O controller 2618.

I/O device 2604 can include a keyboard, disc driver, printer, a scanner and other input and Output device, including mouse or other pointing devices.Display controller 2614 can control display device 2606 with usual manner On display, this display can be such as cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystal display (LCD).Display controller 2614 With the technology implementation that I/O controller 2618 can use conventional well known.

Nonvolatile memory 2616 is typically disk, CD or the another form of memorizer for big data quantity. Some of these data often write memorizer by direct memory access process the software of computer 2602 term of execution 2612.Those of ordinary skill in the art will would readily appreciate that term " machine-readable medium " or " computer-readable medium " include Any kind of storage arrangement, this storage arrangement is that processor 2608 can be accessed by and also include the load of encoded data signal Ripple.

Computer system 2600 is to have an example of the possible computer system of the many of different framework.Such as, base Personal computer in Intel (Intel) microprocessor often has multiple bus, these buses one of them can be one Bar is for the I/O bus of ancillary equipment, and is that the bus that processor 2608 is directly connected to memorizer 2612 (is generally claimed Make memory bus).These buses are by carrying out the bridge assembly of any required conversion due to different bus protocols even It is connected together.

Network computer is another type of computer system, and it may be incorporated in this teaching provided and uses.Network Computer does not the most include hard disk or other mass storages, and executable program is loaded into from a network connection and deposits Reservoir 2612 is for being performed by processor 2608.Network television system known in the art is also considered as a department of computer science System, but it can lack some of feature shown in fig. 26, such as some input or output device.One typical computer System will generally include at least one processor, memorizer and memorizer be connected to a bus of processor.

It addition, computer system 2600 is by operating system software control, this operating system software includes a file management System, such as hard disk operation system, this document management system is a part for operating system software.There is its file pipe being associated One example of the operating system software of reason systems soft ware is known as covering the Microsoft in city from Washington state Randt 'sMicrosoft operation system family, and the file management system being associated.There is its file management being associated Another example of the operating system software of systems soft ware is (SuSE) Linux OS and the file management system being associated thereof.Literary composition Part management system is typically stored in nonvolatile memory 2616, and causes processor 2608 needed for performing operating system Various actions, with input and output data and store data in memory, be included on nonvolatile memory 2616 Storage file.

Figure 27 depicts the figure of system 2700 example for applying specific difference Network access control.At Figure 27 Example in, system 2700 includes that network service consumption applies 2702, network service to use analysis engine 2704, Individual application behavioral data stores 2706, network service and uses 7708, application traffic priorization engine of classification engine 2710, a network service uses 2714, one, control strategy data 2712, difference Network access control engine of storage to answer With 2716, application traffic rewrite engine 2718 of flow buffering and a network interface 2720.System 2700 is intended to represent One concrete enforcement of the technology being previously described herein as, for illustration purposes.These technology may be used on one can , there is the motivation for these devices to control network service in application known or easily (wired or wireless) device Use.

In the example of Figure 27, network service consumption application 2702 is the application being implemented on device.A phase In the use hoped, this application is the software application being at least partially stored in the memorizer on wireless device, although kernel Grade instruction can be embodied as firmware or even hardware.According to the known use of those terms, this application is referred to alternatively as " RUN " On device or be just " to be performed " by device.Known wireless media has more bandwidth and limits, and this is why wireless device It is a use expected, although this technology can may be used on non-wireless means in some sight.

In the example of Figure 27, network service uses analysis engine 2704 to be connected to network service consumption application 2702.Net Network service uses analysis engine 2704 to analyze the flow from network service consumption application 2702, and is stored by related data In application behavioral data storage 2706.Data can include all flows sent by application, or the subset of flow (such as, has Certain QoS classification or priority, high resource consumption that the frequent transmission come with self-application causes, be sent to one especially Destination etc.).Data may also include the flow received for application.Application behavioral data storage 2706 can be alternative Ground or be otherwise embodied as the storage of traffic sources/destination data, if difference Access Control be source based on flow and/or Destination, it can be valuable.Application behavioral data storage 2706 includes data structure (such as, the note representing data Record), these data use to be implemented specific granularity and organizes.Such as, data-interface can represent frame (L2), packet (L3) or Message.(it may be noted that be commonly used term " packet " data acquisition system that refers to not be restricted to L3.Granularity needed for) is desirable Certainly use where analysis engine 2704 is in network service.The data structure whether elapsed time and change and (such as, change and one The data that individual record is associated), due to record aging and replace or be maintained historical data be also implement specific.

In the example of Figure 27, network service uses classification engine 2708 to be connected to network service and uses analysis engine 2704 And application behavioral data storage 2706.Network service uses classification engine 2708 classified and stored to store at application behavioral data Flow in 2706, based on such as network type, temporal information, connection charge, whether local or roaming, network busy state, Whether QoS and special service use activity be on the mutual foreground of user or on the mutual backstage of user or from network service Use other features analyzed or obtained by other means.Classifying rules can include such as checking in the following one or Multinomial generation within one specific period the most: user is mutual with this device, user hands over this service use activity Mutually, user has picked up this device, use activity UI content is in the foreground of this device UI, this service use activity is broadcast in service Before a certain amount of data have been transmitted in playback frequency or video information, this service use activity, service use activity is in or be not in one In platform or background service list.Defining the rule which service use activity classification is such as background service use activity can be That user selects, service provider is arranged or by some other applicable means.

Advantageously, network service uses analysis engine 2704 can check a special service use activity, and network Service uses classification engine 2708 to can determine that whether this particularly service use activity meets and one or more this particularly taken Make sure with the set that campaign definitions is the such as classifying rules of background service use activity.

In the example of Figure 27, application traffic priorization engine 2710 uses and is stored in network service use control strategy number According to the strategy in storage 2712 determine for and/or from flow suitably preferential of network service consumption application 2702 Change.Priorization can make system 2700 trim network service can consume the amount of network resources that application 2702 consumes, or Internet resources Consumption rate.This control strategy can need should be for the network resource consumption that throttles, the use etc. of forbidding some Internet resources applied.

Advantageously, application traffic priorization engine 2710 can determine that a special service with a special feature Use activity, as used activity as background service.This can include checking whether to meet a condition.

In the example of Figure 27, difference Network access control engine 2714 is connected to application traffic priorization engine 2710 He Network service uses in control strategy data storage 2712.Difference Network access control engine 2714 causes network service consumption to answer Queue up in application traffic caching 2716 with 2702 flows.If (need not throttling to follow control strategy, certain flow is not Need except typically caching Anywhere, as in output buffer.) application traffic caching 2716 is intended to represent a reality Execute at output buffer or the caching on the top of other standards buffer storage, and made by difference Network access control engine 2714 It is used for assisting to control " rogue " apply, have the application of Deviant Behavior or must otherwise be controlled to meet control plan Application slightly.

Advantageously, when meeting a condition (as when servicing use activity and being a background activity), difference network connects Enter to control engine and can limit particularly service movable network insertion on probation.

In the example of Figure 27, application traffic rewrite engine 2718 be connected to difference Network access control engine 2714 and Application traffic caching 2716.Application traffic rewrite engine 2718 enables user or device to run counter to control strategy.This type of is run counter to can Pointed out by the notice such as encouraging indulgence or expense.

In an illustrative example, the chat to the application of a running background of device 2700 clog needle, this application is just Attempt annunciator or user behavior.Application traffic priorization engine 2710 determines that this chat has zero priority, so that Stop the network service consumption application 2702 any resource of consumption.One can be sent by application traffic rewrite engine 2718 to user to lead to Knowing, its control strategy forbids applying consumption of network resources, but if the user desired that the resource by being consumed is paid, they are optional Select and run counter to control strategy.If the user desired that for resource pay, can by network interface 2720 from application traffic caching 2716 with Certain speed transmitted traffic, or application traffic caching 2716 transmission may not be used.

As another illustrative example, application traffic can be identified as software upgrading by device 2700.Difference network insertion Control engine 2714 to can determine that and can receive software upgrading (may even sort out slower than minimum QoS) with throttle rate.Should Can be from user with flow rewrite engine 2718, from user preference, service provider arranges or renewal can be a special application (or being all application) is ignored the analog of control strategy and is received an instruction.

Advantageously, control strategy can be set up a priority and to communicate with the element of caching, arranges minimum renewal frequently Rate, it is provided that control strategy rewrites (typically for pay), or the like finely tune difference network access control policy.This can make System 2700 can encourage some behavior, as sent low QoS flow amount when it is less expensive (such as, when network does not have busy shape During state, in one day during the history low use time, when on the network such as WiFi of certain type, as contrary with another such as honeybee During socket, etc.).

In terms of the algorithm of the operation of the data bit in computer storage and symbolic notation, present detailed description Some parts.These algorithmic descriptions and represent be data processing field technical staff use instrument with more effectively by it Job content is communicated to others skilled in the art.Here, having an algorithm is considered as normally that a generation is wished Hope the self-congruent sequence of operations of result.These operations are those operations of the physical manipulation of requirement physical quantity.Generally, although Unnecessary, these numerical value uses the shape of the electrical or magnetic signal that can store, transmit, combine, compare or otherwise manipulate Formula.This be proved to sometimes (mainly due to the reason of public use) relate to as bit, numerical value, element, symbol, character, term, Numeral or these similar etc. signals are convenient.

However, it should be understood that all these and similar terms can be associated with suitable physical quantity and is only application Convenient label to these numerical value.Unless otherwise specifically stated from following discussion, it should be understood that in this manual, The content of the discussions utilizing term such as " process " or " computing " or " calculating " or " determination " or " display " etc. refers to computer system Or physics (electronics) amount that manipulation is shown as in the RS of computer system with map table is expressed as to similar The similar electronics of other data of computer system memory or depositor or the storage of other this type of informations, transmission or display device Calculate action and the process of device.

In some embodiments, the present invention is also relevant to for carrying out the device of operation in this.This device can be special Ground constructs for required purpose, or it can include or weight selectively activated by a computer program of storage in computer One general purpose computer of configuration.This type of computer program is storable in computer-readable memory medium, such as, but not limited to, Read only memory (ROM), random access storage device (RAM), EPROM, EEPROM, magnetically or optically card, any kind of hard disk (include Floppy disk, CD, CD-ROM and magnetooptical disc) or any kind of medium being suitable for storing e-command, and each It is connected to computer system bus.

The algorithm represented at this and display are not inherently related to any special computer or other devices.Various logical Can be used by program according to teaching in this by system, or it is provable, and to be conveniently constructed more special device required to carry out Method step.Will occur from description below for the structure needed for this type of system multiple.It addition, the present invention does not joins Appoint by examination what specific programming language and describe, and therefore each embodiment can use multiple programming language to implement.

Although in order to understand purpose clearly, aforesaid embodiment having been had been described in considerable detail, the present invention does not limit Make in the details provided.There is the many alternative mode implementing the present invention.Disclosed embodiment is schematic Rather than it is restrictive.

Claims

1. a portable radio, it includes one or more processor, and the one or more processor is configurable With:

Service use activity to the wireless network of described portable radio is classified, and described service use is movable and described The first component software on portable radio is associated, and described service use activity includes by the one of wireless network or many Individual potential or successfully communicate；

Determine whether the service use activity of described classification is associated with background activity；

Based on user's input or determining at least one tactful aspect based on the information from network element, described strategy is in described service Using activity to be employed when being associated with background activity, described strategy is for controlling the described clothes when being associated with background activity Make sure with activity；And

When the service use activity determining described classification is associated with background activity, service described in described policy control is applied to make With activity.

2. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service use activity to described portable radio is carried out Classification includes identifying: application identifier, operation system function identifier, aggregated service activity identifier or Component service activity mark Know symbol.

3. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said service use activity by the first component software with at least Cooperation between one other component software, application, process, function, activity or service causes, and wherein to described mobile wireless The service use activity of device carries out classification and includes:

Identify and go into or from least one other component software described, application, process, function, activity or the data stream of service； And

Described data stream is made to be associated with described first component software.

4. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service use activity to described portable radio is carried out Classification includes:

Monitoring application proxy service flow；And

It is categorized as described application proxy service flow being started by the first component software or belonging to described first component software.

5. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said service use activity and application, operating system assembly, Function or service is associated.

6. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy uses moving phase association based on described service Mutual and described portable radio the user of mutual and described service use activity the user of the user of application is mutual, institute State user interface priority or these the combination of service use activity.

7. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy type based on described wireless network.

8. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy roaming based on described portable radio bar Part or with communicated the expense being associated by described wireless network.

9. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy is based at least partially on user and inputs, and wherein Described user inputs identification the first component software or described service use activity.

10. portable radio as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy is based at least partially on user's input, and its Described in user input identification network parameter or network type.

11. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strategy uses based on data and limits or data use door Limit.

12. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wireless network is the first wireless network, and wherein institute Stating service use activity is first service use activity, and wherein, when described portable radio is connected to described first nothing During gauze network, described strategy assists the one or more processor to control described first service use activity, and when described When portable radio is connected to second wireless network, described strategy assists the one or more processor to stop control the Two service use activities, application that the movable and described second service use of described first service use is movable Yu identical or OS function It is associated.

13. portable radios as claimed in claim 12, wherein said second wireless network is Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) net Network or home network.

14. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that user is the most just with the first component software the most alternately or mutual with described first component software.

15. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that whether whether or whether the first component software have been classified as being in background state or described service use activity Or whether have been classified as background service.

16. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that whether described service use activity is foreground activity.

17. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that whether the first component software is front components.

18. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that whether the first component software is front components or non-classified assembly.

19. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein determine whether described service use activity includes background activity Comprise determining that the first component software is whether in the mutual foreground of user or determine whether described first component software is handed over user In mutual backstage.

20. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein apply described strategy to include at least assist in allowing, limit, prolonging Late, throttle or stop described service use activity.

21. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, the one or more processor or configurable with:

When determining that described service use activity is not described background activity, stop and apply described strategy.

22. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein apply described strategy to include: to make notice by described movement The user interface of wireless device presents.

23. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, the one or more processor or configurable with:

Notice is made to be presented by the user interface of described portable radio.

24. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice provides about described plan Information slightly.

25. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice provides about arranging, Control, rewrite or revise the information of the option of at least one aspect of described strategy or the second aspect of described strategy.

26. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, the one or more processor still may be used Configuration to obtain the instruction of user preference in response to described notice.

27. portable radios as claimed in claim 26, the described instruction of wherein said user preference includes limiting, allowing Or block the user instruction of described service use activity.

28. portable radios as claimed in claim 26, the described instruction of wherein said user preference identifies and described plan The flow-control being slightly associated is arranged.

29. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice presents about with described The information of the setting that strategy is associated.

30. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice presents about described nothing The information of gauze network.

31. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice presents and described service Use the instruction of the tolerance of the use of the described wireless network of moving phase association.

32. portable radios as described in claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said notice is by Email, logical Cross text message, provide by window, by voice messaging or according to user preference.

33. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, the one or more processor or configurable with accept also Application user's input, wherein said user input includes the multiple softwares being applied on described portable radio by described strategy The instruction of the second component software in assembly.

34. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, the one or more processor or configurable with accept also Application user's input, wherein said user inputs and specifies the user being associated with described service use activity or the first component software Preference.

35. portable radios as claimed in claim 34, wherein said user preference includes limiting, allows, blocks, postpones Or the preference of the described service use activity that throttles.

36. portable radios as claimed in claim 1, wherein said service use activity is first service use activity, And wherein said wireless network is the first wireless network, and wherein, the one or more processor or configurable with:

Second service use activity to described portable radio is classified, described second service use activity with and described First service uses moving phase same application or OS function to be associated；And

Stop the described second service use activity that is applied to by described strategy.