US Patent 10084712 Real-time traffic analysis over mobile networks

A device can determine a set of flow characteristics associated with an encrypted traffic flow. The set of flow characteristics can include a cumulative length of payload packets included in the encrypted traffic flow, an average payload length of the payload packets, and a throughput associated with the encrypted traffic flow. The device can determine, based on the set of flow characteristics, whether the encrypted traffic flow is likely to be a video traffic flow. The device can cause the encrypted traffic flow to be managed based on whether the encrypted traffic flow is likely to be a video traffic flow.