Carrier Traffic Tuning via Subscription Parameter Extensions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current throttling techniques in mobile carrier networks are inefficient, leading to unnecessary data packet transmission, increased download times, and battery drain, as they indirectly control video resolution by limiting bandwidth, which results in suboptimal use of network resources and user experience.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a cooperative system between mobile carriers and content providers to proactively adjust video resolution based on subscriber parameters through dedicated subscription parameter extensions within TLS/HTTPS communications, ensuring that video resolution is adjusted without relying solely on throttling, thereby optimizing traffic tuning and reducing network resource inefficiencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If throttling is used to limit bandwidth for video flows, then network capacity usage is reduced, but download time increases and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by communicating subscription parameters to the content provider before video delivery begins. The content provider then proactively encodes video at the appropriate resolution from the start, preventing unnecessary high-resolution data transmission that would later need to be throttled, thus reducing both network capacity usage and download time
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of video resolution proactively based on subscription parameters communicated to the content provider. Instead of transmitting high-resolution video and then throttling it, the video is encoded at the target resolution from the beginning, achieving network capacity optimization without increasing download time
2Quantity of substance
If throttling is used to control video resolution indirectly, then bandwidth is reduced, but network resource efficiency decreases due to unnecessary packet transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and communicates only the essential subscription parameters (video resolution preferences) to the content provider, eliminating the need to transmit unnecessary high-resolution video packets that would later be discarded by throttling mechanisms, thus improving network resource efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The content provider changes the video encoding parameter (resolution) based on received subscription parameters, ensuring that only necessary data packets are transmitted at the appropriate quality level, eliminating wasteful network resource usage associated with transmitting and then discarding excess data
3Quantity of substance
If throttling is used to manage network resources, then bandwidth consumption is reduced, but battery life is drained due to extended transmission time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary communication of subscription parameters to establish the correct video resolution before data transmission begins. This allows the video to be delivered at the optimal resolution from the start, reducing the total transmission time and thereby conserving battery life, while still achieving bandwidth consumption reduction
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AI summary
A network device for a mobile carrier network sends, to a third-party platform, a first client message including a first parameter extension. The first parameter extension indicates subscription parameters for a data flow between a user equipment (UE) device that originated the first client message and the third-party platform. The network device receives, from the third-party platform, a server message. The server message does not include a confirmation that the third-party platform accepts subscription parameters. The network device forwards, to the UE device, the server message with the first parameter extension. The network device receives, from the UE device, a second client message including a second parameter extension. The second parameter extension confirms that the third-party platform accepts the one or more subscription parameters. The network device then generates a policy enforcement rule for the data flow that relies on the confirmation from the third-party platform.