Techniques to transform network resource requests to zero rated network requests

摘要

Techniques to transform network resource requests to zero rated network requests are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques transform network resource requests on a cellular network to zero rating by replacing the destination of the request with a zero-rated source for the network resource. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a data store and a network access component. The data store may be operative to store a plurality of zero-rating rewrite rules. The network access component may be operative to receive a network request from an application component on the mobile device, the network request for access to a network resource; compare the network resource to the plurality of zero-rating rewrite rules to identify a zero-rating rewrite rule matching the network resource; transform the network request to a zero-rated network request for the network resource using the identified zero-rating rewrite rule; and perform the zero-rated network request. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a network request from an application component of a client device, the network request for access to a network resource; comparing, using a processor circuit of the client device, the network resource to a plurality of zero-rating rewrite rules to identify a zero-rating rewrite rule matching the network resource; transforming the network request to a zero-rated network request for the network resource using the identified zero-rating rewrite rule; and performing the zero-rated network request using a network interface controller.