Patent ID: 8625440

Claim:
A system for controlling parameters for applications serviced in a best effort (BE) communication link, the system comprising: a protocol specific processor connected in between a core network and a mobile device, the protocol specific processor configured to receive a data packet via the BE communication link, perform analysis of the packet to acquire at least one of (i) an application identifier and (ii) a type of protocol associated with at least one layer, of an internet protocol suite, higher than an internet layer for the packet, and determine parameters, the parameters being associated with the type of protocol associated with the at least one layer, for the packet according to the acquired at least one of (i) an application identifier and (ii) a the type of protocol associated with the at least one layer such that the packet is identified to receive quality of service (QoS) treatment in a Radio Access Network, wherein the protocol specific processor is configured to perform the analysis after the data packet leaves the core network if the data packet is a forward link packet sent from the core network towards the mobile on the BE communication link, and the protocol specific processor is configured to perform the analysis before the data packet arrives at the core network if the data packet is a reverse link packet sent from the mobile towards the core network on the BE communication link.