The device type of a user computing device may be used to optimize network communication sessions. In one implementation, an indication of the device type of the user computing device may be received and a communication profile for the user computing device may be determined. The communication profile may be associated with values for a number of parameters relating to one or more communication protocols used to implement communication sessions with the user computing device. One or more network elements, that are involved in the communication sessions with the user computing device, may be provisioned, to cause the one or more network elements to implement the communication protocols, for the user computing device, using the values for the parameters relating to the one or more communication protocols.