Patent ID: 8010087

Claim:
A method operating on one or more network devices configured for use in managing delivery of content over a network, comprising: receiving a network address of an unknown carrier gateway, wherein the unknown carrier gateway is a carrier gateway that is unknown as to whether the carrier gateway is configured to provide services to a mobile device; determining information about a network carrier service provider associated with the network address; determining a percent likelihood that the unknown carrier gateway is configured to provide services to a mobile device based on the determined information about the network carrier service provider; determining a capability for the unknown carrier gateway based on the likelihood and the information about the network carrier service provider; receiving a request for content from the unknown carrier gateway; determining a response to the request based, in part, on the capability, the percent likelihood that the unknown carrier gateway is configured to provide services to a mobile device, and the information about the network carrier service provider; and providing the determined response to the unknown carrier gateway.