System for Detecting and Managing Application Traffic in Mobile and Fixed Networks

摘要

A system capable of detecting data within user application streams to manage or control the chains. For example, the system can receive bandwidth information from the application, and based on that information, determine a level of network traffic caused by the application. Such bandwidth information can include any one or more of subscription information, information provided by an application running on a user device, information provided by an application function, and a detected application type. Based on the bandwidth information, the system can either determine a service chain route for the stream, or determine how to bill for the traffic caused by the application. For example, such determinations may be conducted dynamically based on previously determined if/then rules established by a user of the system.

主权项

1. A method for controlling utilization of a network for an application on a user device, comprising:
receiving identifying information from the user device; receiving bandwidth information from the user device, the bandwidth information being at least one of subscription information of a user of the user device, a detected type of the application, information provided by a function of the application, and information provided by the user device; analyzing the bandwidth information to determine a set of if/then rules; and using the if/then rules to route data traffic for the application on the network.