Methods and Apparatus for Improving Idle Mode Performance Using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Idle Mode Agent

摘要

A network configuration capable of prioritizing and categorizing paging messages using a deep packet inspection (“DPI”) idle mode agent (“IMA”) is disclosed. In one embodiment, upon redirecting a downstream packet stream to a DPI agent after discovery of destination end user (“EU”) equipment is in an idle mode, the legitimacy of the downstream packet stream is determinate in accordance with previously stored information. The downstream packet stream is subsequently categorized to a high priority paging category, a medium priority paging category, or a low priority paging category in response to the legitimacy of the downstream packet stream.