Abstract: Network devices, servers, and modules operating within MCA capable to selectively defer delivery of non-time sensitive content are provided. A network device (315) includes a communication interface (410) configured to enable communication with a client device (310), and to receive a request for a content delivery from the client device (310). The network device also includes a processing unit (420) configured to determine whether to defer the request depending on a network load at a time when the request has been received.

Abstract: The invention relates to a content delivery entity (100) configured to deliver a first data traffic from a first Internet content provider (310) to a mobile user equipment (200) via an access network of a mobile communications network. The entity (100) comprises an interface (113) configured to detect the first data traffic that shall be treated with priority. An acceleration unit (120) is configured to accelerate the delivery of the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider to the content delivery entity, and a controller (110) is configured to forward the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network in such a way that the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) is routed to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network with a priority different from that of a second data traffic that is delivered from a second Internet content provider (330, 390) through the access network.

Abstract: Network devices, servers, and modules operating within MCA capable to selectively defer delivery of non-time sensitive content are provided. A network device (315) includes a communication interface (410) configured to enable communication with a client device (310), and to receive a request for a content delivery from the client device (310). The network device also includes a processing unit (420) configured to determine whether to defer the request depending on a network load at a time when the request has been received.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering network operator advertisements to a mobile terminal in association with providing content from a content delivery network (CDN) are disclosed. A network node resides within a wireless communication network supporting the mobile terminal. The network node receives a content request directed to locally-cached content from the CDN, and determines that the requested content includes or is associated with an advertisement placeholder. In response to this determination, the network node sends an advertisement ID request that includes a network operator ID to an external advertisement server. An advertisement ID is received from the advertisement server responsive to the advertisement ID request. The network node maps the advertisement ID to a network operator advertisement associated with the advertisement ID, and dynamically links the network operator advertisement to the requested content.

Abstract: An optimization engine embodied in an apparatus or a method is configured to control delivering content from a content source provider to a content user (UE) in a telecommunication network, by select a scenario from a plurality of possible scenarios, for delivering the content to the content user. The scenario is selected taking into consideration one or more of a viewer abandonment rate, a time of day, a UE's battery energy consumption associated with each of the possible scenarios, an amount of network signaling associated with each of the possible scenarios, preferences of the content provider, preferences of the content user, a type of the content to be delivered and a current network load.

Abstract: There is disclosed a network node acting as a virtual home network. The network node comprises a communications interface arranged to receive a service request for a service from a user equipment in a visited network, the user equipment being associated with a home network operator and the service being associated with actions. The communications interface is further arranged to receive a service control and policy environment of the home network operator, the communications interface thereby being arranged to acquire control of said actions. The network node further comprises a processing unit arranged to, based on the actions, determine a service access route for the user equipment to access the service.

Abstract: The invention relates to a content delivery entity (100) configured to deliver a first data traffic from a first Internet content provider (310) to a mobile user equipment (200) via an access network of a mobile communications network. The entity (100) comprises an interface (113) configured to detect the first data traffic that shall be treated with priority. An acceleration unit (120) is configured to accelerate the delivery of the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider to the content delivery entity, and a controller (110) is configured to forward the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network in such a way that the first data traffic from the first Internet content provider (310) is routed to the mobile user equipment (200) in the access network with a priority different from that of a second data traffic that is delivered from a second Internet content provider (330, 390) through the access network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering network operator advertisements to a mobile terminal in association with providing content from a content delivery network (CDN) are disclosed. A network node resides within a wireless communication network supporting the mobile terminal. The network node receives a content request directed to locally-cached content from the CDN, and determines that the requested content includes or is associated with an advertisement placeholder. In response to this determination, the network node sends an advertisement ID request that includes a network operator ID to an external advertisement server. An advertisement ID is received from the advertisement server responsive to the advertisement ID request. The network node maps the advertisement ID to a network operator advertisement associated with the advertisement ID, and dynamically links the network operator advertisement to the requested content.

Abstract: A node of a telecommunications network comprises a first function configured to perform a first operation on a first portion of a packet handled by the node and a second function configured to perform a second operation on a second portion of the packet. The first function and the second function are configured to employ a shared transaction for operating on the packet whereby, by virtue of the shared transaction, after performance of the first operation and the second operation, the packet has less overhead attributable to the first function and the second function than if the shared transaction had not been employed in performance of the first operation and the second operation.

Abstract: Header compression repair techniques are accomplished, in various aspects, modes, embodiments, and implementations, by a remote terminal (40), by a header decompressor (46) for use at a remote terminal (40), and by methods of operating the remote terminal and/or decompressor, and (optionally) in some aspects, modes, embodiments, and implementations by taking into consideration aspects of structure and operation of a header compressor (25) as well. The remote unit (40) comprises a transceiver (42) or the like which receives, over a link (36) such as an air interface (38), packets including packets having headers which have been compressed and packets which are potentially out-of-order. The header decompressor (46), upon detection of non-receipt of packets anticipated in a flow (34) of packets over the link, stores, with respect to each non-receipt, a snapshot of header decompression context information existing at the non-receipt.

Abstract: A technique for compressing header information to produce a compressed header portion of a data packet to be transmitted across a communication channel includes generating a checksum from the header information, and providing the checksum as the compressed header portion.

Abstract: A Multimedia system and a method in a Multimedia system where a first user with user equipment (1) uses a Push to talk service (PTT) to communicate with at least one second subscriber's user equipment (2) using said Push to talk service (PTT), wherein a PTT-server (3) providing the PTT-service interacts with said first and second subscriber's user equipment (1, 2) and exchanges information concerning relevant parameter values for each user equipment (1, 2), and each user equipment (1, 2) adapting its application settings during the operation of said PTT-service, whereby degradation of the perceived quality is prevented

Abstract: A node of a telecommunications network comprises a first function configured to perform a first operation on a first portion of a packet handled by the node and a second function configured to perform a second operation on a second portion of the packet. The first function and the second function are configured to employ a shared transaction for operating on the packet whereby, by virtue of the shared transaction, after performance of the first operation and the second operation, the packet has less overhead attributable to the first function and the second function than if the shared transaction had not been employed in performance of the first operation and the second operation.

Abstract: A node of a telecommunications network comprises a first function configured to perform a first operation on a first portion of a packet handled by the node and a second function configured to perform a second operation on a second portion of the packet. The first function and the second function are configured to employ a shared transaction for operating on the packet whereby, by virtue of the shared transaction, after performance of the first operation and the second operation, the packet has less overhead attributable to the first function and the second function than if the shared transaction had not been employed in performance of the first operation and the second operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for Internet Protocol (IP) based communication systems without using a complete Internet Protocol stack on both sides of a communication link. Various exemplary embodiments include communication of audio information over a wireless transmission channel to a wireless terminal from a network that includes transmission of audio information using voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). A first communication system and method may include a wireless terminal having a dedicated audio application that includes processing for header compression and decompression. A second communication system and method may include a wireless terminal and a network device (e.g., a network transmitter/receiver terminal), each containing at least a portion of an Internet Protocol stack, and the network device may include a header modification means that may reduce or eliminate the header from VoIP packets it will send to the wireless terminal.

Abstract: Header compression repair techniques are accomplished, in various aspects, modes, embodiments, and implementations, by a remote terminal (40), by a header decompressor (46) for use at a remote terminal (40), and by methods of operating the remote terminal and/or decompressor, and (optionally) in some aspects, modes, embodiments, and implementations by taking into consideration aspects of structure and operation of a header compressor (25) as well. The remote unit (40) comprises a transceiver (42) or the like which receives, over a link (36) such as an air interface (38), packets including packets having headers which have been compressed and packets which are potentially out-of-order. The header decompressor (46), upon detection of non-receipt of packets anticipated in a flow (34) of packets over the link, stores, with respect to each non-receipt, a snapshot of header decompression context information existing at the non-receipt.

Abstract: An access technology integrated header compression method or apparatus sends an IP-based speech data packet over a radio interface without sending information related to changes in the IP identification, RTP sequence number, or RTP time stamp. The omission of information related to changes in these fields from the header reduces the bandwidth consumed by the header. These fields are then reconstructed at the receiver side of the radio interface.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of the compression of a communication protocol for use over bandwidth limited communication links. One aspect of the present invention uses the knowledge of the structure and content of communication protocols to form a static dictionary or static binary code tree. As a result, the compression efficiency can be greatly increased. Another aspect of the present invention provides a combined static and dynamic dictionary or binary code tree to perform communication protocol compression. In one aspect of the invention, the static binary code tree or static dictionary is constructed by studying flows of data protocols in the conditions of their intended usage.

Abstract: In packet communications that utilize header compression/decompression, relatively fast and reliable header compression context updates can be accomplished with relatively low overhead by: sending anticipatory context update requests before decompressor context invalidation is detected; sending redundant context update requests; and sending redundant context updates. Transmission parameters associated with both context update requests and context updates can be controlled appropriately to improve their chances for delivery, and needless context update requests can be identified and ignored at the header compression side.

Abstract: A technique for compressing header information to produce a compressed header portion of a data packet to be transmitted across a communication channel includes generating a checksum from the header information, and providing the checksum as the compressed header portion.