At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Michigan State University

Muhammad Zubair Shafiq

Lusheng Ji

Jia Wang

Xiang-Yang Alexander Liu

Jeffrey Pang

Shobha Venkataraman

Xiang-Yang Alex Liu

A method, a computer readable medium and an apparatus for optimizing a cellular network architecture are disclosed. For example, the method obtains network traffic data for a plurality of different endpoint device types, wherein the network traffic data comprises network traffic data for each of the plurality of different endpoint device types, and predicts a future traffic pattern for one of the plurality of different endpoint device types based on the network traffic data. The method then adjusts a parameter of the cellular network architecture in response to the future traffic pattern predicted for the one of the plurality of different endpoint device types.

Optimization of cellular network architecture based on device type-specific traffic dynamics

Techniques for sharing a cellular network connection amongst multiple devices over a local area network are provided that reduce cellular network load during crowded events. In an aspect, a devices is configure to perform operations that include scanning an area for another device that has established a first wireless cellular connection with a cellular network device of a cellular network and that enables an indirect connection of the device to the cellular network device via a direct connection of the device to the other device via a local network device. The operations further include, in response to identifying the other device as a result of the scanning, sending a request to the other device to connect to the other device via the local network device and to receive the indirect connection to the cellular network device.

Cellular connection sharing

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East Lansing, MI, United States of America

Muhammad Zubair Shafiq