Accelerated Content Delivery via Dedicated Bearer Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are not satisfied with the speed of content delivery from Internet content providers to mobile user equipment in mobile communication networks, despite prioritized traffic handling.
Innovation Solution
A content delivery entity with an acceleration unit and controller that prioritizes and accelerates data traffic from specific Internet content providers, using a SmartPipe Broker to co-locate networking equipment with mobile broadband operators, enabling faster content delivery by acting as a proxy and cache, and controlling bearer priorities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If prioritized traffic handling is used to deliver data packets from Internet content providers to mobile user equipment, then certain types of traffic are prioritized over others, but users are still not satisfied with the speed of content delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by establishing dedicated bearers with prioritized QoS parameters in advance for specific content providers. The network pre-configures high-priority transmission paths and resources before content delivery is needed, allowing accelerated content delivery when data packets are transmitted. This pre-positioning of resources and priority settings resolves the contradiction by ensuring fast content delivery speed through预先 established privileged channels.
2Reliability
If differentiated handling of network traffic is implemented to meet QoS requirements, then forwarding treatment of data packets is adjusted to prioritize certain traffic, but the overall content delivery speed remains insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by creating separate, dedicated bearers for content delivery traffic from specific content providers, distinct from general network traffic. Each bearer is configured with specific QoS parameters including high priority and guaranteed bandwidth. This segmentation isolates content delivery traffic into privileged channels, ensuring both reliable QoS handling and high delivery speed by preventing interference from other traffic types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by applying differentiated QoS treatment specifically to content delivery traffic from certain content providers, while other traffic types maintain their standard handling. The network node configures specific bearers with localized high-priority QoS parameters (delay, bit error rate, capacity) tailored to content delivery requirements, rather than uniformly treating all traffic. This targeted quality enhancement resolves the contradiction by providing both reliable QoS and high speed where needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard bearers are used for data traffic transmission in mobile communication networks, then traffic is routed through general network paths, but content delivery speed is not accelerated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the network adaptable to different content delivery requirements through dynamic bearer configuration. The network node can dynamically establish dedicated bearers with customized QoS parameters for specific content providers based on service level agreements, while maintaining flexibility to adjust priority levels, bandwidth allocations, and routing paths. This dynamic adaptation enables accelerated content delivery speed while preserving overall network versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a content delivery entity (100) configured to deliver a first data traffic from a first Internet content provider (310) to a mobile user equipment (200) via an access network of a mobile communications network. The entity (100) comprises an interface (113) configured to detect the first data traffic that shall be treated with priority. An acceleration unit (120) is configured to accelerate the delivery of the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider to the content delivery entity, and a controller (110) is configured to forward the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network in such a way that the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) is routed to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network with a priority different from that of a second data traffic that is delivered from a second Internet content provider (330, 390) through the access network.