Sandvine Corporation

Synapse International S.a.

Sean Hinde

Stefan Willehadson

Per Bergqvist

The present disclosure relates to a proxy node, a method and a computer program in a proxy node in an IP network for transferring TCP packets between a serverand a client. The disclosure comprises modifying the port number of the server of at least one object so as to create the appearance that the at least one object, which resides on the same server, is residing on a different server, and causing the clientto open an additional TCP connection for the at least one object, whereby the speed of downloading web content can be accelerated.

Proxy node for transferring packets between a server and a client using port sharding

The present invention relates to a method for managing roaming of a mobile equipment of a subscriber, when the mobile equipment is roaming. The method comprises the steps: to store a first list customized for each subscriber, the first list comprises information regarding the visited countries, number of times a certain country have been visited, and for how long time the country have been visited; to store a second list customized for each subscriber, the second list comprises information about preferred operators for a part of the countries on the first list; to receive a roaming signal from the Home Location Register when the mobile equipment is roaming into another network or monitor a roaming signal intended for the Home Location Register; in response to the roaming signal, to update the first list; if the first list has changed above a predetermined threshold value, to update the second list; and to send the updated second list to the mobile equipment.

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Christchurch, United Kingdom

Sean Hinde