Network control of applications using application states

摘要

Techniques for network control of application states of applications associated with a communication device are presented herein. An application agent, associated with an application used by the communication device, controls transitioning the application between application states based on network indicators received or network events detected from a communication network. The application states include active state or doze state. An application management component associated with the communication network at least partially controls transitioning the application between application states to facilitate controlling network traffic or reducing network congestion. The application agent or application management component can map application states to various factors, including radio states, congestion level, application performance indicators, network policies, or user policies, to facilitate determining which application state to apply to an application at a given time. The application agent can be in a centralized location, or at a same or different location as the application source.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
applying, by a system comprising a processor, a mapping function associated with an application, wherein the mapping function at least in part maps a set of application states of the application to a set of wireless communication states associated with a communication device that uses the application in a communication network, wherein the set of application states comprises a first application state and a second application state; and in response to receiving a network congestion indicator that indicates a level of network congestion in the communication network, controlling, by the system, transitioning the application from the first application state to the second application state, based on the network congestion indicator, the mapping function, and a wireless communication state associated with the communication device.