Internet Offload

Continuous Computing has extensive insight into Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and Packet Processing. We understand the necessity for network equipment providers to incorporate Internet Offloading / Traffic Offloading into their 3G / HSPA+ and WiMAX / Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure quickly and cost-effectively.

DPI / Packet Processing is strategic for Continuous Computing; we have 13 DPI / packet processing customer wins.

We invested early (and heavily) in ATCA DPI / packet processing platforms to deliver application-ready FlexTCA platforms that support packet processing-based functions.

Because of this foresight, we are the market leader in ATCA DPI / packet processing.

What’s more, the thought leaders within our engineering and product line management teams have written extensively about the specific requirements of, and opportunities for, DPI:

• Lethal Cocktail: Internet Traffic Offloading and Traffic Shaping Do Not Mix Well
• Modern Day Challenges for Lawful Intercept
• DPI Applications: Friend or Foe?
• Why Is DPI Essential for Wireless Networks?
• DPI: Managing Data Traffic in LTE Networks
• Achieving Higher Performance in a Multicore-based Packet Processing Engine Design

Internet Offload / Traffic Offload Diagrams

These diagrams illustrate how Trillium protocols, system software and ATCA hardware may be combined to create Internet Offload / Traffic Offload solutions:

To illustrate our system-level approach to addressing Internet Offload / Traffic Offload key requirements, let’s drill down a layer.

Internet Offload / Traffic Offload Gateway

Broadband wireless networks are approaching saturation due to an explosion of traffic spurred by smart phones and wireless dongles. If not addressed, congestion leads to poor quality of experience and ultimately customer churn.

However, adding capacity to the wireless core network can be a significant investment and thus operators are looking at different approaches to deliver more capacity more cost effectively.

Continuous Computing can empower network equipment providers to incorporate Internet Offload / Traffic Offload Gateway functionality to provide congestion relief for the wireless core network. By identifying and routing certain classes of traffic directly to the Internet rather than via the wireless core network, operators can increase customer satisfaction and delay costly core capacity upgrades. An Internet Offload / Traffic Offload Gateway is flexible in its deployment options and is applicable to both LTE and 3G wireless networks.

Internet Offload / Traffic Offload Gateways are deployed at the edge, connecting via the IuPS (3G) or S1 (LTE) interfaces and associated control plane protocols. Based on application identification, pre-provisioned policy decisions result in traffic either being forwarded to the core network or else “offloaded” directly to the Internet without entering the wireless core network.

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