Patent SG-11201900300Y-A (SG)
Title: Methods and systems for dynamic policy based traffic steering over multiple access networks
Inventor: CHANDRAN GIRISH
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2017-07-14
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` 1111111011111111101 IIIIIIIII10111110101111111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau 03 (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......\"' WO 2018/017427 Al 25 January 2018 (25.01.2018) WIP0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: BURRASTON, N. Kenneth et al.; Viasat, Inc., HO4L 12/24 (2006.01) H04W 88/06 (2009.01) Patent Department, 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, Cali- H04W 48/18 (2009.01) fornia 92009 (US). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/US2017/042243 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 14 July 2017 (14.07.2017) CA, DZ, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (25) Filing Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (26) Publication Language: English KR, MG, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 15/216,599 21 July 2016 (21.07.2016) US SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicant: VIASAT, INC. [US/US]; Patent Department, 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California 92009 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventor: CHANDRAN, Girish; Viasat, Inc., c/o Patent GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, 5Z, TZ, Department, 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 92009 (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, — EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = = (54) Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC POLICY BASED TRAFFIC STEERING OVER MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS = 11 — 100 105 Olt = \ fl f4k Transport '..-- Apparatus 110 % II N I i --/ = — 11 6.- —\",'\"'\"' 112 = / / 150 .0 :. Network 152 r = t , _ __ I - s-170b 170a = = _ 172b--•A Transceiver) Transceiver 172a Network 154 156 = t = 174b- - -1 Modem I Modem - s-174a Core Network I Policy Cliet-Side _ 180 185-- Management Unit Enforcement Unit t 1 140 Il 184 WAP I . 1 Provider-Side 1 Destination I Enforcement Unit 178 12,1 IN ei ii- Network 160 1 • • • 120a 120b Aircraft Interior FIG. Ir ---- Il © ---- (57) : Methods and systems for individual forward-link and return-link policies for network communication are disclosed. In GC some aspects, the individual forward-link and return-link policies define how data is routed over a plurality of access networks between 1-1 © a client-side enforcement unit and a provider-side enforcement unit. In some aspects, the individual policies may be based on metrics N collected by the client-side and provider-side enforcement units, which may be positioned on each end of one or more access networks. O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/017427 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREIHNIIMMEIMOHMEMON TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))