SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK TRAFFIC

摘要

Systems and methods for optimizing network traffic are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for optimizing the performance of a plurality of networks includes a first terminal device, a traffic steering controller, and a terminal traffic steering agent. The traffic steering controller may be configured to receive user profiles and network performance metrics and create traffic steering rules based on the user profiles and network metrics. The terminal traffic steering agent may be configured to receive traffic steering rules from the traffic steering controller and direct a virtual network switch based on the traffic steering rules. The virtual network switch may be configured to receive network traffic at a virtual network interface and, based on directions received from the traffic steering controller, forward the network traffic to a physical interface of at least one of the plurality of networks.

主权项

1. A system for optimizing the performance of a plurality of access networks, the system comprising:
a first terminal device in electronic communication with the plurality of access networks; a traffic steering controller in electronic communication with the first terminal device and configured to receive user profiles and network performance metrics and create traffic steering rules based on the user profiles and network metrics; a terminal traffic steering agent associated with the first terminal device and configured to receive traffic steering rules from the traffic steering controller and direct a virtual network switch based on the traffic steering rules, wherein the terminal traffic steering agent further comprises:
a user profile manager configured to generate and update the user profiles and send them to the traffic steering controller;a network metrics manager configured to collect the network performance metrics and send them to the traffic steering controller;an access discovery and selection manager configured to discover and identify the plurality of access networks and, based thereon, report available network information to the traffic steering controller; and wherein the virtual network switch is configured to handle network traffic at a virtual network interface and, based on directions received from the traffic steering controller, exchange network traffic at a physical interface of at least one of the plurality of access networks.