Patent ID: 8340678

Claim:
A system that provides communication link information to content providers, comprising: an analysis component configured to extract bandwidth information corresponding to a radio bearer employed for a current communication session between a communication network and a mobile device, wherein the bandwidth information comprises an Internet protocol address associated with the radio bearer; a reference component configured to store a list of Internet protocol addresses and associated architecture types for the Internet protocol addresses, wherein the reference component is further configured to provide the list to a content provider of the communication network; a matching component configured to submit the bandwidth information to the content provider, wherein the bandwidth information and list enable the content provider to infer a transmission bandwidth supported by the radio bearer and customize content to supply a service to the mobile device at a data exchange rate that substantially matches the transmission bandwidth supported by the radio bearer; a detection component configured to identify a change in the bandwidth information and submit the change to the matching component; and wherein the matching component is further configured to submit the change in the bandwidth information to the content provider.