A method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a first and a second Internet Protocol (IP) packet at a mesh network node; tagging the first and the second IP packet at the mesh network node based on a type of traffic by adding an IP options header to each of the first and the second IP packet; forwarding the first and the second IP packet toward a mesh gateway node; filtering the first and the second IP packet at the mesh gateway node based on the added IP options header by assigning each of the first and the second IP packet to one of a plurality of message queues, each of the plurality of message queues having a limited forwarding throughput; and forwarding the first and the second IP packet from the mesh gateway node toward a mobile operator core network, thereby providing packet flow filtering based on IP header and traffic type.

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for validating network traffic from upstream applications. The present invention is configured to electronically receive datastream from an upstream application; initiate a traffic bias management engine (TBME) on the datastream; determine, using the TMBE, an information bias for the upstream application based on at least initiating the TBME on the datastream; determine a validation level for the upstream application based on at least the information bias; and validate the upstream application based on at least the validation level.

A method and an apparatus are provided for managing quality of service (QoS) in a communication network. A plurality of data flows related to at least one application associated with a user equipment (UE) is received. At least one data flow that requires QoS management related to the at least one application is identified from the plurality of data flows based on an analysis of at least one of a plurality of attributes related to the at least one application. The at least one data flow is classified into a QoS class associated with the at least one application. The at least one data flow is prioritized based on the QoS class.

A network device receives an IPv4-in-IPv6 packet. An IPv6 header is removed. A first DSCP value in a TC field and a second DSCP value in a ToS field is stored in a database. The IPv4 packet is forwarded upstream and a return IPv4 packet is received. The returned IPv4 packet is encapsulated to form an IPv6 packet. The first DSCP value and the second DSCP value are retrieved from the database. Based on the at least one policy, the second DSCP value is inserted into an IPv4 ToS field and into an IPv6 TC field, the retrieved second DSCP value is inserted into the IPv4 ToS field and the first DSCP value is inserted into the IPv6 TC field, or the first DSCP value is inserted into the IPv6 TC field and into the IPv4 ToS field. The network device then forwards the IPv6 packet downstream.

Various communication systems may benefit from enhanced cell capacity. For example, certain embodiments may benefit from improved packet capacity by managing transmissions in a cell. A method, in certain embodiments, may include determining at a network node whether a packet is of a service type. The service type may indicate that the packet is discardable. The method may also include calculating at the network node a probability factor or a scheduling adjustment factor for transmission of the packet, when it is determined that the packet is of the service type. In addition, the method may include determining at the network node whether to transmit the packet to a user equipment based on the probability factor, or adjusting at the network node a scheduler metric based on the scheduling adjustment factor.

Various communication systems may benefit from enhanced cell capacity. For example, certain embodiments may benefit from improved packet capacity by managing transmissions in a cell. A method, in certain embodiments, may include determining at a network node whether a packet is of a service type. The service type may indicate that the packet is discardable. The method may also include calculating at the network node a probability factor or a scheduling adjustment factor for transmission of the packet, when it is determined that the packet is of the service type. In addition, the method may include determining at the network node whether to transmit the packet to a user equipment based on the probability factor, or adjusting at the network node a scheduler metric based on the scheduling adjustment factor.

A method for controlling transmission of a media stream service includes: receiving, from a network node in a data network, policy template information for controlling transmission of media stream services and service differentiators corresponding to the policy template information; determining a service differentiator of a to-be-initiated media stream service based on the policy template information and the service differentiators; determining whether a protocol data unit session capable of carrying the to-be-initiated media stream service exists; binding the to-be-initiated media stream service to the quality of service stream in the protocol data unit session in response to a determination that the protocol data unit session exists; and establishing, in response to a determination that the protocol data unit session does not exist, a protocol data unit session including the quality of service stream corresponding to the service differentiator of the to-be-initiated media stream service.

A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.

A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.

A quality of service management system includes a rules engine that receives information associated with a communication path having an assigned quality of service (QoS) to be provided for a customer communication device, and identifies one or more network elements assigned to provide the communication path. Each network element having a plurality of queues configured to provide varying QoS levels relative to one another. For each of the network elements, the rules engine determines at least one queue that is configured to provide the communication path at the assigned quality of service, and transmits queue information associated with the determined queue to its respective network element, the network element conveying the communication path through the determined queue.