Abstract: Systems and methods for pacing data transmission are described. An illustrative method includes transmitting, by a network device, a data stream at a pacing rate to a user equipment (UE) device. The method further includes accessing a metric of a radio access network (RAN) to which the UE device is connected, the metric associated with the UE device. The method further includes adjusting, based on the metric, the pacing rate at which the data stream is transmitted to the UE device.

Abstract: A system may include a first network device. The first network device may include a first processor configured to: obtain a copy of a first message sent from an application on a User Equipment device (UE); construct a signature based on the copy of the first message; and send a second message including the signature to a second network device. The second message may request the second network device to either train a classification model or to provide a device type of the UE or an application type of the application to the first network device.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network performance optimization service is provided. A load balancer device may receive, from an end device, an application service request for an application service that is available from multiple server devices of an application layer network. The load balancer device may determine, from a source identifier associated with the end device and obtained from the application service request, that the source identifier does not map to a network traffic forwarding rule of a set of stored network traffic forwarding rules. In response, the load balancer device may map the source identifier to an application service profile of a set of stored application service profiles; select, based on the application service profile, a first server device of the multiple server devices and establish the first server device to be the destination of the application service request.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network performance optimization service is provided. A load balancer device may receive, from an end device, an application service request for an application service that is available from multiple server devices of an application layer network. The load balancer device may determine, from a source identifier associated with the end device and obtained from the application service request, that the source identifier does not map to a network traffic forwarding rule of a set of stored network traffic forwarding rules. In response, the load balancer device may map the source identifier to an application service profile of a set of stored application service profiles; select, based on the application service profile, a first server device of the multiple server devices and establish the first server device to be the destination of the application service request.

Abstract: A system can receive an indication associated with establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection. The system can determine, based on the indication, information that identifies a user device associated with the TCP connection. The system can determine, based on the information that identifies the user device, a predicted congestion level of a base station associated with the TCP connection. The system can select, based on the predicted congestion level, a congestion control algorithm to be implemented for the TCP connection. The system can cause the TCP connection to be established and implement the congestion control algorithm for the TCP connection.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing network congestion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, by a computing device, a packet from a sender over a network; retrieving, by the computing device, congestion information; inserting, by the computing device, congestion data representing the congestion information into a header option of the packet to generate an augmented packet; transmitting, by the computing device, the augmented packet to a receiver; receiving, by the computing device, a response packet, the response packet including the congestion data; and transmitting, by the computing device, the response packet to the sender.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing network congestion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, by a computing device, a packet from a sender over a network; retrieving, by the computing device, congestion information; inserting, by the computing device, congestion data representing the congestion information into a header option of the packet to generate an augmented packet; transmitting, by the computing device, the augmented packet to a receiver; receiving, by the computing device, a response packet, the response packet including the congestion data; and transmitting, by the computing device, the response packet to the sender.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pacing data transmission are described. An illustrative method includes transmitting, by a network device, a data stream at a pacing rate to a user equipment (UE) device. The method further includes accessing a metric of a radio access network (RAN) to which the UE device is connected, the metric associated with the UE device. The method further includes adjusting, based on the metric, the pacing rate at which the data stream is transmitted to the UE device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pacing data transmission are described. An illustrative method includes transmitting, by a network device, a data stream at a pacing rate to a user equipment (UE) device. The method further includes accessing a metric of a radio access network (RAN) to which the UE device is connected, the metric associated with the UE device. The method further includes adjusting, based on the metric, the pacing rate at which the data stream is transmitted to the UE device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pacing data transmission are described. An illustrative method includes transmitting, by a network device, a data stream at a pacing rate to a user equipment (UE) device. The method further includes accessing a metric of a radio access network (RAN) to which the UE device is connected, the metric associated with the UE device. The method further includes adjusting, based on the metric, the pacing rate at which the data stream is transmitted to the UE device.

Abstract: A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to identify a data connection from an application server device to a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the UE device is connected to the network via a wireless connection; determine a target sending rate for the data connection; determine a round trip time for packets associated with the data connection; and calculate a send buffer size for the data connection based on the determined target sending rate and the determined round trip time. The processor may be further configured to set a send buffer size for a socket associated with the data connection to the calculated send buffer size and control a send rate from the application server device to the UE device for the data connection using the set send buffer size for the socket.

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for selecting and configuring a capture component and a filtering and analysis component for traffic capture in a manner that suitably accounts for Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) of traffic to be captured. A traffic capture request may indicate one or more SLAs and/or other attributes, and an orchestration system may identify a network function (such as a User Plane Function (“UPF”) of a wireless network) that handles traffic that includes the requested traffic and instantiate the capture component at a node that implements the network function. The orchestration system may select a node, from a cluster of nodes, that is able to filter and analyze the traffic in an expedient manner in accordance with SLA(s) associated with the requested traffic, and install the filtering and analysis component at the selected node.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and storage mediums select an edge network site over other candidate edge network sites, to resolve hostnames, from end devices, to Internet protocol addresses based on various network path information, over other factors, such as a proximity of the end device to the selected edge network site relative to the proximity to the other candidate edge network sites.

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for selecting and configuring a capture component and a filtering and analysis component for traffic capture in a manner that suitably accounts for Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) of traffic to be captured. A traffic capture request may indicate one or more SLAs and/or other attributes, and an orchestration system may identify a network function (such as a User Plane Function (“UPF”) of a wireless network) that handles traffic that includes the requested traffic and instantiate the capture component at a node that implements the network function. The orchestration system may select a node, from a cluster of nodes, that is able to filter and analyze the traffic in an expedient manner in accordance with SLA(s) associated with the requested traffic, and install the filtering and analysis component at the selected node.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and storage mediums select an edge network site over other candidate edge network sites, to resolve hostnames, from end devices, to Internet protocol addresses based on various network path information, over other factors, such as a proximity of the end device to the selected edge network site relative to the proximity to the other candidate edge network sites.

Abstract: A system can receive an indication associated with establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection. The system can determine, based on the indication, information that identifies a user device associated with the TCP connection. The system can determine, based on the information that identifies the user device, a predicted congestion level of a base station associated with the TCP connection. The system can select, based on the predicted congestion level, a congestion control algorithm to be implemented for the TCP connection. The system can cause the TCP connection to be established and implement the congestion control algorithm for the TCP connection.

Abstract: A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to identify a data connection from an application server device to a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the UE device is connected to the network via a wireless connection; determine a target sending rate for the data connection; determine a round trip time for packets associated with the data connection; and calculate a send buffer size for the data connection based on the determined target sending rate and the determined round trip time. The processor may be further configured to set a send buffer size for a socket associated with the data connection to the calculated send buffer size and control a send rate from the application server device to the UE device for the data connection using the set send buffer size for the socket.

Abstract: A system can receive an indication associated with establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection. The system can determine, based on the indication, information that identifies a user device associated with the TCP connection. The system can determine, based on the information that identifies the user device, a predicted congestion level of a base station associated with the TCP connection. The system can select, based on the predicted congestion level, a congestion control algorithm to be implemented for the TCP connection. The system can cause the TCP connection to be established and implement the congestion control algorithm for the TCP connection.

Abstract: A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to identify a data connection from an application server device to a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the UE device is connected to the network via a wireless connection; determine a target sending rate for the data connection; determine a round trip time for packets associated with the data connection; and calculate a send buffer size for the data connection based on the determined target sending rate and the determined round trip time. The processor may be further configured to set a send buffer size for a socket associated with the data connection to the calculated send buffer size and control a send rate from the application server device to the UE device for the data connection using the set send buffer size for the socket.

Abstract: A network device predicts end-to-end channel capacity entropy to permit use of optimal throughput settings in a network. The network device stores class definitions for a network condition; identifies multiple input features to correlate with the class definitions; generates a multiclass classification model that produces an importance score for each of the multiple input features, wherein the importance score reflects the contribution of an input feature to the network condition; selects two or more of the multiple input features with highest importance scores as influential features; predicts the behavior of the influential features to identify a current class, from the class definitions, for the network condition over an end-to-end communication channel; and sends an estimated network condition, based on the current class, to a device for traffic optimization.