Mobility management enhancer

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobility management enhancer, device information from a device;

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, a data session requested by the device based on the device information;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, service provider information from a service provider;

requesting, by the mobility management enhancer, network information of a network;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, the network information; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, an action associated with the data session requested by the device based on the device information, the service provider information, and the network information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the network information comprises one or more of the following:

a signal strength received by one or more nodes of the network;

an available capacity of the one or more nodes of the network;

an available bandwidth of the one or more nodes of the network, and

a number of devices connected to each of the one or more nodes of the network; and

determining the action associated with the data session is based on prioritizing one or more of the available capacity, the available bandwidth, and the number of devices over the signal strength.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises one of the following:

initiating the data session by connecting the device to a first node of the network;

transferring the data session from the first node of the network to a second node of the network; and

connecting the device connected to the first node of the network to the second node of the network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises at least one of the following:

adjusting a codec of the data session;

adjusting a buffer of the data session;

adjusting a bit rate of the data session;

adjusting a frame-rate of the data session; and

adjusting a resolution of the data session.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating, by the mobility management enhancer, a maximum required bandwidth for the data session by analyzing a frame rate, a bit rate, and a resolution of the data session;

comparing, by the mobility management enhancer, the maximum required bandwidth to a predetermined threshold; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, to connect the device to a selected one of an alternative node and an additional node of the network based on comparing the maximum required bandwidth to the predetermined threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service provider information comprises application layer requirements including metadata and the metadata comprises one or more of the following:

latency restraints of the data session;

jitter restraints of the data session; and

bandwidth restraints associated with the data session.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobility management enhancer communicates with the device, the service provider, and the network using one or more open application programming interfaces (APIs).

8. A system comprising one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a mobility management enhancer, device information from a device;

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, a data session requested by the device based on the device information;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, service provider information from a service provider;

requesting, by the mobility management enhancer, network information of a network;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, the network information; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, an action associated with the data session requested by the device based on the device information, the service provider information, and the network information.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the network information comprises one or more of the following:

a signal strength received by one or more nodes of the network;

an available capacity of the one or more nodes of the network;

an available bandwidth of the one or more nodes of the network, and

a number of devices connected to each of the one or more nodes of the network; and

determining the action associated with the data session is based on prioritizing one or more of the available capacity, the available bandwidth, and the number of devices over the signal strength.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the action comprises one of the following:

initiating the data session by connecting the device to a first node of the network;

transferring the data session from the first node of the network to a second node of the network; and

connecting the device connected to the first node of the network to the second node of the network.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the action comprises at least one of the following:

adjusting a codec of the data session;

adjusting a buffer of the data session;

adjusting a bit rate of the data session;

adjusting a frame-rate of the data session; and

adjusting a resolution of the data session.

12. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

calculating, by the mobility management enhancer, a maximum required bandwidth for the data session by analyzing a frame rate, a bit rate, and a resolution of the data session;

comparing, by the mobility management enhancer, the maximum required bandwidth to a predetermined threshold; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, to connect the device to a selected one of an alternative node and an additional node of the network based on comparing the maximum required bandwidth to the predetermined threshold.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the service provider information comprises application layer requirements including metadata and the metadata comprises one or more of the following:

latency restraints of the data session;

jitter restraints of the data session; and

bandwidth restraints associated with the data session.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the mobility management enhancer communicates with the device, the service provider, and the network using one or more open APIs.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a mobility management enhancer, device information from a device;

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, a data session requested by the device based on the device information;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, service provider information from a service provider;

requesting, by the mobility management enhancer, network information of a network;

receiving, by the mobility management enhancer, the network information; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, an action associated with the data session requested by the device based on the device information, the service provider information, and the network information.

16. The one or non-transitory more computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein:

the network information comprises one or more of the following:

a signal strength received by one or more nodes of the network;

an available capacity of the one or more nodes of the network;

an available bandwidth of the one or more nodes of the network, and

a number of devices connected to each of the one or more nodes of the network; and

determining the action associated with the data session is based on prioritizing one or more of the available capacity, the available bandwidth, and the number of devices over the signal strength.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the action comprises one of the following:

initiating the data session by connecting the device to a first node of the network;

transferring the data session from the first node of the network to a second node of the network; and

connecting the device connected to the first node of the network to the second node of the network.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the action comprises at least one of the following:

adjusting a codec of the data session;

adjusting a buffer of the data session;

adjusting a bit rate of the data session;

adjusting a frame-rate of the data session; and

adjusting a resolution of the data session.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

calculating, by the mobility management enhancer, a maximum required bandwidth for the data session by analyzing a frame rate, a bit rate, and a resolution of the data session;

comparing, by the mobility management enhancer, the maximum required bandwidth to a predetermined threshold; and

determining, by the mobility management enhancer, to connect the device to a selected one of an alternative node and an additional node of the network based on comparing the maximum required bandwidth to the predetermined threshold.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the service provider information comprises application layer requirements including metadata and the metadata comprises one or more of the following:

latency restraints of the data session;

jitter restraints of the data session; and

bandwidth restraints associated with the data session.