On-demand network connectivity

Abstract

To provide a method for actuating a communication possible application, controlling a secure profile via an operating system, and actuating a cellular network.SOLUTION: In a method for actuating a communication compatible application, need of data transmission is detected when a mobile device has a communication status not compatible with the need, so as to transmit a request for activating a secure profile. In a method for controlling the secure profile, a request from an application for accessing to a data session via the secure profile is received, so as to activate the data session using the secure profile. In a method for operating a cellular network, a request for establishing a cellular network data communication session from the mobile device including the communication compatible application is received, so as to establish the data session with the mobile device using the secure profile.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Claims

1. A method for operating a cellular network to provide cellular network data communication to an application on a mobile device, A cellular network receives a request from a mobile device to establish a data communication session, wherein the request identifies one or more parameters of the data communication session, and the application has detected a need for data transmission characterized by one or more of the parameters, and the request is received. The cellular network establishes a data communication session with the mobile device using one or more secure profiles corresponding to the parameters, A method characterized by comprising the step of controlling the cellular network in accordance with a data session metric associated with the established data communication session, wherein the data session metric is recorded by the application and transmitted from the mobile device to the cellular network.

2. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the step of establishing the data communication session includes determining one or more parameters based on the received request.

3. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the step of establishing the data communication session includes determining one or more parameters based on at least one configuration data related to the secure profile.

4. In the method according to claim 1, the cellular network is A method characterized by controlling at least one of the following: the duration of the data communication session, the amount of data transmitted and / or received during the data communication session, the type of data transmitted and / or received during the data communication session, and one or more IP addresses that can access the application via the data communication session.

5. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the data session metric is transmitted to the cellular network at the end of the data communication session for accounting, billing, and / or invoice purposes.

6. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the data session metric is transmitted to the cellular network when a predetermined specific criterion is met.

7. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the data session metric is periodically transmitted to the cellular network.

8. The method according to Claim 1 further, The cellular network receives Domain Name System (DNS) information data requested by the application, A method comprising the steps of: authenticating the mobile device to access the domain name server based on the DNS request if the application is an authenticated application; and blocking the mobile device from accessing the domain name server based on the DNS request if the application is not an authenticated application.

9. The method according to Claim 1 is further, The cellular network receives IP address information data requested by the application, A method characterized by authenticating the mobile device's access to the IP address when the IP address is an IP address authenticated by the application, or blocking the mobile device's access to the IP address when the IP address is not an IP address authenticated by the application.

10. A cellular network configured to perform the method described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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