Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Optis Wireless Technology, LLC

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Robert Bengt Skog

Marcus Ihlar

Justus Petersson

Thorsten Lohmar

Johan Kölhi

Andreas Ljunggren

John Orre

Michael Huber

Ala Nazari

Staffan Pehrson

Shingo Murakami

Ann-Christine Eriksson

Mathias Sintorn

Tomas Holm

Dan Mathiasen

Ingvar Berg

Chris Mcevilly

Mats Näslund

Mats Ola Stille

Ola Andersson

Johan Svedberg

Torbjörn Cagenius

John Mattsson

Steinar J Dahlin

Bo Arne Astrom

Peter Bleckert

Szilveszter Nádas

Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso

Attila Mihály

Per Hans Willars

Toshikane Oda

Per Synnergren

Magnus Westerlund

Mats Cedervall

Uwe Horn

Bo Åström

Martin Körling

Alessio Terzani

Anders Axelsson

Salvatore Loreto

Hans Spaak

Joakim Movander

Jimmy Bjorklund

Erwin Van Rijssen

Lars-Örjan Kling

Hans Mattsson

Peter Hans Edlund

Zaheduzzaman Sarker

Martin Gerdes

Ulf Olsson

Jan M Gabrielsson

Linus Andersson

Thorsten Herber

Andreas Cleverdal

Diomedes Kastanis

Jonas Hasselberg

Deyang Chen

Bjorn Stromberg

Mats A Persson

Clary Hallberg Dahlin, Legal Representative

Curt Collinsworth

Claes Meltzer

Bo Arne Valdemar &angst;str&ouml;m

Ruizhao Wu

Weihao Chen

James Tong

Imre Boda

Peter Stark

Wenzheng Zhu

Colin Chen

Ake Gerdfeldter

Magnus Magnusson

Eniko Torok

Svetlana Chermiakina

Enikö TÖRÖK

Steinar Dahlin

Xi Tong

Jimmy BJÖRKLUND

ÅKe Gerdfeldter

Johan Orre

Victoria Matute Arribas

Miguel Angel MUÑOZ De La Torre Alonso

Luigi D'antonio

Svetlana Chemiakina

A method performed by a gateway node for handling application data traffic of a session between a UE and an application server in a wireless communications network is provided. Upon establishing the session, the gateway node obtains from a policy node, an identity identifying one or more rules provisioned for the UE. The identity is associated with the session and with a UP based API to be used for the session. The gateway node receives through the UP based API, a message from the UE. The message comprises the identity and a flow identifier identifying the application data traffic related to the identity. The message requests the one or more rules to be enforced by the gateway node. Upon detecting application data traffic associated with the flow identifier, the gateway node enforces the one or more rules, according to the obtained identity, for the detected application data traffic between the UE and the application server.

Gateway node, user equipment and methods therein for handling rules and policies in a wireless communications network

Methods and apparatus are provided for content delivery. In one aspect, method of receiving content in a device comprises sending a request for the content to a first network node, receiving a redirection instruction from the first network node, wherein the redirection instruction indicates a content delivery network and indicates a data transfer policy, sending a request for the content to the content delivery network, wherein the request indicates the data transfer policy, and receiving data associated with the content from the content delivery network according to the data transfer policy.

Methods and apparatus for content delivery

Method and device(s) for supporting estimation of latency over a communication path in a communication network between a data flow shaping node, providing a data flow in bursts towards a data flow target node, and a probe node. The devices(s) initiate to transmit, by the data flow shaping node, a sample burst being a burst of said bursts that differs in a predefined manner from preceding and subsequent bursts so that the data flow target node in response to the sample burst transmits a certain pattern of acknowledgement packets that differs compared to patterns of acknowledgement packets transmitted by the data flow target node in response to said preceding and subsequent bursts. The device(s) initiates to identify, by the probe node, receipt of potential acknowledgement packets according to said certain pattern.

Methods and arrangements for supporting estimation of latency over a communication path in a communication network

The present disclosure relates to techniques for shaping video data traffic in a packet switched communications transport network. In some embodiments, a device determines a cell load level associated with a base station node that is representative of a data traffic load of a cell of the base station node. The device sets, based at least on the determined cell load level associated with the base station, one or more burst transmission parameters for video data transmitted by a traffic shaping node to the base station node. The device transmits video data to the base station node using the set one or more burst transmission parameters, wherein transmitting video data occurs in one or more burst transmissions that each include a plurality of packets that include video data.

Techniques for adaptive bitrate video traffic shaping

Method and device(s) for supporting estimation of latency over a communication path in a communication network between a data flow shaping node and a probe node. The communication path comprising a data flow target node configured to receive a data flow from a data flow source node via the communication path. The data flow shaping node being configured to provide the data flow in bursts towards the data flow target node. The device(s) initiate to identify a suitable burst interval being a burst interval for which the probe node receives no potential acknowledgement packets during a predefined quiescent period, associated with the suitable burst interval, that covers an end portion of the suitable burst interval and/or a begin portion of a subsequent burst interval.

The application data is transmitted via a radio link between a radio device Q and the wireless communication network. The application data are provided by one or more applications. A node of the wireless communication network provide control information, which is provided to at least one of the applications. The control information controls providing of the application data by the at least one application to the radio link.

Application control of providing application data to radio link

Methods and device(s) () for managing Round Trip Time, RTT, associated with provision of a data flow () from a server device (), via a multi-access communication network (), to a client device (). Said device(s) () being communicatively connected to the multi-access communication network () that is configured to provide the data flow () to the client device () using a resource of the multi-access communication network () that is shared by multiple devices (--). The device(s) () initiates, in response to identification that the data flow () belongs to a certain type, introduction of an artificial delay in the RTT.

Methods and arrangements for managing round trip time associated with provision of a data flow via a multi-access communication network

A first network node is arranged to communicate with a second network node. The first and second network nodes are connected by a first path and a second path. The first path uses a first communications network and the second path uses a second communications network. The first network node has a first mode and a second mode of operation, such that in a first mode traffic between the first and second network nodes is transmitted over the first path and not the second path, and in a second mode traffic between the first and second network nodes is transmitted over the first path and the second path. The network node comprises a mode selector arranged to select the second mode of operation when the demanded amount of traffic between the first and second network nodes exceeds a threshold value for a period of time.

Resource usage in a multipath network

A method performed by a communication device in a network comprising mobile networks operated by mobile network operators, MNOs, is provided. The method includes signaling to a first server to discover a second server having information about a public land mobile network identifier and a network service of a MNO. The second server has a first fully qualified domain name, FQDN, pointing to a provider domain. The method further includes receiving a response including a resolution or a redirection of the FQDN; signaling to discover the information about the network service; and receiving a response from the second server including a first identification of the information about the network service of the MNO or a second identification that the network service is not available. Corresponding methods performed by a first server and a second server are also provided.

Cross-mobile network operator server

Methods and apparatus are provided for content delivery. In one aspect, a method in a traffic monitor in a communications network comprises responsive to a notification that content is being delivered to a device from a content delivery network according to a data transfer policy, the notification including an indication of the data transfer policy, monitoring delivery of the content from the content delivery network to the device and, responsive to a detection that the delivery of the content violates the data transfer policy, performing a notification action.

Methods and apparatus for monitoring content delivery

Methods and apparatus are provided for processing communications. In one aspect, a method in a first node in a network of delivering content comprises delivering a first portion of the content to a device, receiving a request for a second portion of the content from the device and, responsive to the request and responsive to a determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from a second node in the network, instructing the device to retrieve the content from the second node.

Methods and apparatus for delivering content

Methods and apparatus are provided for content delivery. In one aspect, a method in a device of receiving Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) content comprises receiving an ABR manifest associated with the content, the ABR manifest describing segments of content and specifying a plurality of policies and respective associated data transfer rules, receiving an indication identifying one of the policies, and requesting segments of the content from a content delivery network in accordance with the content delivery rules associated with the policy identified by the indication.

Methods and apparatus for receiving adaptive bit rate content and manifest for adaptive bit rate content

There is provided a first network node arranged to communicate with a second network node, the first and second network nodes being connected by a first path and a second path. The first path uses a first communications network and the second path uses a second communications network. The first network node has a first mode and a second mode of operation, such that in a first mode traffic between the first and second network nodes is transmitted over the first path and not the second path, and in a second mode traffic between the first and second network nodes is transmitted over the first path and the second path. The network node comprises a mode selector arranged to select the second mode of operation when the demanded amount of traffic between the first and second network nodes exceeds a threshold value for a period of time.

A method and a device proxy for handling radio communication of content data from a data source to be played out on a media player of a wireless device in a wireless network. When detecting that a potential data class is available, the device proxy fetches segments of the content data from the data source over a potential data bearer dedicated for data of said potential data class. The potential data bearer is dedicated for data of the potential data class, which is less sensitive to delay than data of other data classes. The potential data bearer is also less costly to use compared to other data bearer(s). The fetched segments of content data are stored by the device proxy in an intermediate buffer, and the segments of content data are delivered from the intermediate buffer when requested by the media player.

Method and device proxy for handling radio communication of data to a wireless device

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