Abstract: The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a method and a network element for real-time adjustment of the energy consumption of a data communications network. The network comprises a number of network elements connected by transport links. User activity status is determined based on status information from user activity monitor. An activity status is determined by aggregating available activity status from activity status reports for each downlink connection and the most recent determined user activity status. The determined activity status is sent in activity status reports upstream, and the performance of associated transport links and internal network element components is adjusted and regulated in accordance with the determined activity status.

Abstract: A method is described performed by a wireless communication network for facilitating routing of data packets in the network. The wireless communication network comprises a network node, a number of base stations and a number of routers connecting the network node to the base stations. The method comprises obtaining transport bearer associations in which a plurality of transport bearer ID ranges are individually associated with one or more transport bearer parameter values of a plurality of transport bearer parameter values, and triggering provision of the obtained transport bearer associations to one or more of the number of routers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a method and a network element for real-time adjustment of the energy consumption of a data communications network. The network comprises a number of network elements connected by transport links. User activity status is determined based on status information from user activity monitor. An activity status is determined by aggregating available activity status from activity status reports for each downlink connection and the most recent determined user activity status. The determined activity status is sent in activity status reports upstream, and the performance of associated transport links and internal network element components is adjusted and regulated in accordance with the determined activity status.