Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for priority-based transport connection control. A first packet engine can read connection information of existing connections of a second packet engine written to a shared memory region by the second packet engine. The first packet engine can establish one or more virtual connections according to the connection information of existing connections of the second packet engine. Each of the first packet engine and the second packet engine can receive mirrored traffic data. The first packet engine can receive a first packet and determine that the first packet is associated with a virtual connection corresponding to an existing connection of the second packet engine. The first packet engine can drop the first packet responsive to the determination that the first packet is associated with the virtual connection.

Abstract: Techniques are described for selecting bearers for uplink data packet transmissions. For instance, bearers may be selected using communication device-side techniques. In one example, a bearer may be selected based on a determination that other bearer(s) are not configured to support uplink data packet transmissions. In another example, a bearer may be selected irrespective of traffic flow template rules set forth by network(s) to which a communication device is connected. In yet another example, a single, default bearer that is linked to a network access point may be selected for transmission of uplink data packets that are associated with traffic flow template rules corresponding to non-default bearers. In still another example, a bearer may be selected based on its quality-of-service class identifier (QCI) value if the QCI value indicates that the bearer is configured to support uplink data packet transmissions.