A service data transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by an information control center, first information from a service server, where the first information includes service information and/or application information; obtaining, by the information control center, second information from user equipment, where the second information includes at least one of service information, mobility information, behavior information, and status information of the user equipment; and controlling, by the information control center, transmission of service data of the user equipment based on the first information and/or the second information. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, transmission of the service data can be controlled based on specific information that is about the service data and that is obtained by the information control center, and different transmission quality is provided for different types of service data.

A service data transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by an information control center, first information from a service server, where the first information includes service information and/or application information; obtaining, by the information control center, second information from user equipment, where the second information includes at least one of service information, mobility information, behavior information, and status information of the user equipment; and controlling, by the information control center, transmission of service data of the user equipment based on the first information and/or the second information. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, transmission of the service data can be controlled based on specific information that is about the service data and that is obtained by the information control center, and different transmission quality is provided for different types of service data.

Embodiments provide for session continuity while a mobile device moves. In some embodiments the UE is served by a serving cluster including a plurality of ANs with redundant links, with each redundant link including a UPGW. This allows a session to be maintained (for example, the UE can maintain the same IP address) as it moves, even though the ANs (and the corresponding UPGWs may change as the UE moves). A session manager (SM) can be utilized to establish a session and configure UPGWs as needed. In some embodiments a branching point can be utilized. In some embodiments the SM configures the branching point.

A technique for providing users with in-flight connectivity includes a method for operating a communications system on an aircraft comprising allocating to a communications session between equipment on the aircraft and other equipment, a first bandwidth allocation of a selected communications system selected from the group consisting of a satellite communications system and an air-to-ground communications system. The allocating is based on a latency tolerance of the communications session and a prioritization level of the communications session. The method includes communicating signals of the communications session using the first bandwidth allocation of the selected communications system.

A technique for providing users with in-flight connectivity includes a method for operating a communications system on an aircraft comprising allocating to a communications session between equipment on the aircraft and other equipment, a first bandwidth allocation of a selected communications system selected from the group consisting of a satellite communications system and an air-to-ground communications system. The allocating is based on a latency tolerance of the communications session and a prioritization level of the communications session. The method includes communicating signals of the communications session using the first bandwidth allocation of the selected communications system.

A wireless communication terminal (100) includes a TCP connection keep-alive timer, and a controller configured to optimize keep-alive timer operation by reducing the frequency with which the terminal transmits keep-alive messages. In one implementation, the controller re-sets the keep-alive timer, before expiration thereof, upon sending or receiving a message at the terminal during a TCP connection, wherein the terminal transmits a TCP connection keep-alive message only upon expiration of the keep-alive timer. The terminal may transmit a register request message indicating whether the terminal supports optimized keep-alive timer operation.

Network devices may be configured to execute computer-executable instructions to instantiate a deployable unit based on the instructions. The instructions may include a virtual network function (VNF) template that includes: a virtualized deployment unit (VDU) template that describes the deployable unit that includes containers; and a connection point template bound to the VDU template. The deployable unit may provide services of a network function in an access network or a core network. The deployable unit may include an interface defined by the connection point template.

Network devices may be configured to execute computer-executable instructions to instantiate a deployable unit based on the instructions. The instructions may include a virtual network function (VNF) template that includes: a virtualized deployment unit (VDU) template that describes the deployable unit that includes containers; and a connection point template bound to the VDU template. The deployable unit may provide services of a network function in an access network or a core network. The deployable unit may include an interface defined by the connection point template.

A wireless transmission scheduling method is proposed. The method may be a synchronous media access control (MAC) wireless transmission scheduling method optimized for a user datagram protocol (UDP) of a personal wireless network-based data transmission system. The method may include setting a superframe period, a beacon period, and a contention period by a master station in a network. The method may also include calculating transmission periods of one or more slave stations participating in the network and a transmission period of the master station. The method may further include transmitting information about the calculated transmission periods of the one or more slave stations to the one or more slave stations participating in the network. The method may further include transmitting data by the one or more slave stations and the master station in the transmission periods assigned to the one or more slave stations and the master station.

A server of a wireless operator creates a roaming list based on a user's roaming plan and sends the roaming list to the user's wireless device. The roaming list includes a list of public land mobile networks (PLMNs). When the user travels away from their home wireless network to another geographic area, the wireless device scans based on the roaming list for radio signals. The roaming list contributes to user satisfaction because timely attachment to a radio network while away from home occurs efficiently since the wireless operator creates the roaming list based on both i) roaming agreements that the wireless operator is a party to with other wireless operators, ii) the user's roaming plan, iii) the radio access technology (RAT) capabilities of the wireless device and iv) the RAT capabilities of other wireless operators in particular geographic regions.