CLIENT-SIDE LOCATION AWARE NETWORK SELECTION

摘要

A mobile device that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including requesting transport characteristics of a network coupled to a server and to the device according to a trajectory of the device. Data packets are transported to the mobile device according to a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol. The operations include obtaining the current transport characteristics of the network and predicting a future transport characteristic of the network, according to the trajectory of the device. A time is scheduled for sending a request to the server for transmission over the network of a data packet. The time can be scheduled according to the current and future transport characteristics of the network, to avoid degradation in quality of media content presented by the device. The data packet received responsive to sending the request is buffered for a future presentation of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A mobile device comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising:
selecting a network element of a first network having a predicted transport characteristic predicted according to a trajectory of a physical movement of the mobile device, current transport characteristics of the first network, and historical data regarding a time-varying transport characteristic of the first network for a location corresponding to a predicted location of the mobile device;sending a request to a server via the selected network element, the request being for transmission over the selected network element of a data packet, wherein the data packet has a bitrate based on a bandwidth available at the predicted location;receiving the data packet from the server via the selected network element responsive to sending the request; andpredicting availability of a second network based on information obtained from a network map server, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled with the first network and subsequently with the second network in accordance with availability of the second network.