Abstract: A system to optimize network performance for a use application provides a probe application that is provided by a network server for downloading by a mobile device. The probe application monitors a level of performance for various use applications provided by the network for the mobile device and reports the monitored level of performance for at least one of the use applications to the network server. The network server collates the performance data from the plurality of communication devices and provides resource allocation instructions to the mobile device to optimize a level of performance for the use applications for the communication device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for speech quality assessment in a cellular communication system. The apparatus (113) comprises a second receiver (117) which receives encoded speech data for a speech segment from a remote speech source over an air interface voice channel (111) of the cellular communication system. The apparatus (113) further comprises a first receiver (115) which receives a reference speech sample corresponding to the speech segment from a remote reference speech sample source. The first and second receivers (115, 117) are coupled to a speech processor (119) which determines a speech quality characteristic by comparison of the reference speech sample and the encoded speech data. The encoded voice data may be transmitted over an air interface voice channel (111) whereas the reference sample may be transmitted over a first air interface channel (105) which specifically may be a data channel having a very low bit error rate.

Abstract: A system to optimize network performance for a use application provides a probe application (20) that is provided by a network server (122) for downloading by a mobile device (102). The probe application monitors a level of performance for various use applications provided by the network for the mobile device, and reports (24) the monitored level of performance for at least one of the use applications to the network server. The network server collates the performance data from the plurality of communication devices and provides resource allocation instructions (22) to the mobile (102) to optimize a level of performance for the use applications for the communication device.