Subscriber session director

Abstract

Determining a resolved domain name service (DNS) response based on one or more resolutions for a received access point name (APN) DNS query is disclosed. A resolved DNS response can be based on real-time analysis of a first query and/or on historical resolution of a second query that is sufficiently similar to the first query. In an aspect, training queries can be employed to populate a data store with preferred DNS responses correlated to the training queries and associated network conditions. The data store can then be employed to evaluate a received query, and where sufficiently similar to a training query, corresponding resolution from the training query can be provided as a resolution for the received query. Moreover, as stored query information is determined to become stale, refreshment techniques are disclosed. Additionally, training queries can comprise anticipated queries and historical queries.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 emulating an interaction between a first user equipment and a first evolved packet core device based on a characteristic of the first evolved packet core device; 
 evaluating network paths between the first user equipment and the first evolved packet core device based on a revenue criterion; 
 determining, based on the emulating and the evaluating, a ranking of a network path of the network paths; and 
 enabling, based on the ranking, the first user equipment to establish a first connection to the first evolved packet core device via providing a first response to a first user equipment query, wherein the first user equipment query is a first access point name domain name service query, and wherein the first response is a first managed domain name service query response. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to receiving a second user equipment query, generating a second response enabling a second user equipment to establish a second connection to the first evolved packet core device, wherein the second response is based on a level of similarity determined to be between the first user equipment query and the second user equipment query.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to receiving a second query, generating a second response enabling a second user equipment to establish a second connection to a second evolved packet core device, wherein the second response is based on a level of similarity determined to be between the first user equipment query and the second user equipment query.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein determining the ranking comprises elevating the ranking of the network path in response to the revenue criterion transitioning a threshold revenue value. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein determining the ranking comprises elevating the ranking of the network path in response to a first revenue value of the network path being determined to be greater than a second revenue value of another network path of the network paths other than the network path. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the revenue criterion corresponds to a monetary cost of employing the network path. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the revenue criterion corresponds to a monetary fee that will be received in relation to employing the network path. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the monetary fee is receivable from a subscriber account associated with a subscriber corresponding to the first user equipment. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the monetary fee is receivable from an entity affiliated with operation of an end point device accessed via the network path. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the revenue criterion corresponds to a monetary cost of supporting the network path. 
     
     
         11 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by a system comprising a processor, a ranking of a network path of network paths between a first user equipment and first network endpoint equipment, wherein the ranking is based on emulating an interaction between the first user equipment and the first evolved network endpoint equipment, and is further based on a revenue criterion corresponding to the network paths; and   sending, by the system to the first user equipment, a first response to a first query from the first user equipment, wherein the first response facilitates the first user equipment to establish a first connection to the first network endpoint equipment, wherein the first query comprises a first access point name domain name service query, wherein the first response comprises a first managed domain name service query response, and wherein the first response is based on the ranking.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising, sending, by the system to a second user equipment, a second response enabling the second user equipment to establish a second connection to the first network endpoint equipment, wherein the second response is based on a level of similarity between the first query and a second query from the second user equipment. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising, sending, by the system to a second user equipment, a second response enabling the second user equipment to establish a second connection to a second network endpoint equipment, wherein the second response is based on a level of similarity between the first query and a second query from the second user equipment. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the ranking comprises decrementing the ranking of the network path relative to other network paths in response to the revenue criterion indicating a cost of employing the network path transitioning a threshold cost value. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the ranking comprises incrementing the ranking of the network path relative to other network paths in response to the revenue criterion indicating a cost of employing the network path transitioning a threshold cost value. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the ranking comprises decrementing the ranking of the network path relative to other network paths in response to the revenue criterion indicating a profit from employing the network path transitioning a threshold profit value. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the ranking comprises incrementing the ranking of the network path relative to other network paths in response to the revenue criterion indicating a profit from employing the network path transitioning a threshold profit value. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 emulating an interaction between a user equipment and an evolved packet core device, wherein the interaction is based on a characteristic of the evolved packet core device;   determining a ranking of a path of network paths between the user equipment and the evolved packet core device, wherein the ranking is based on the emulating and a revenue value correlated to the network path;   receiving a query, wherein the query is an access point name domain name service query;   determining a response to the query based on the ranking of the path, wherein the response is a managed domain name service query response; and   enabling access to the response to facilitate the user equipment to establish a connection to the evolved packet core device.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the revenue value correlated to the network path corresponds to a monetary cost of employing the network path. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the revenue value correlated to the network path corresponds to income from employing the network path.