Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide edge computing mechanisms for network congestion identification and control, and for providing predicted QoS notifications. The network congestion control embodiments enable context-aware, location-aware, radio network information-aware congestion event identification and control at the transmitter/sender device, which provides a new category of congestion control algorithms exploiting the aforementioned information via edge computing services, where an edge computing framework acts as broker. The predicted QoS notifications include predictions of radio signal quality and conditions as well as predicted edge or cloud computation resources. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A method for managing data packets transmitted by a first user equipment to be received by a second user equipment through a radio network includes having the radio network comprising a radio transceiver station receive data packets transmitted by the first user equipment. For each data packet received, checking whether the data packet comprises a request for a data packet tunneling. For each data packet comprising a request for data packet tunneling, providing the data packet to a relay protocol entity at a Radio Link Control protocol layer. The relay protocol entity is configured for generating at least one tunneling data packet, said generating at least one tunneling data packet comprises inserting at least a portion of the transmitted data packet into the at least one tunneling data packet and transmitting the tunneling data packet to the second user equipment.

Abstract: A first user equipment can communicate with a second user equipment in a direct mode or in an infrastructure mode via a base station of a network. To communicate with the second user equipment, the first user equipment generates packets and forwards the packets to a lower protocol layer of a protocol stack. The first user equipment also acts as a buffer protocol entity by storing the packets until acknowledgement of receipt is received from the second user equipment. If the first user equipment switches from the direct mode to the infrastructure mode, or vice versa, the first user equipment forwards each of the stored packets to the lower protocol layer for transmission to the second user equipment using the current mode.

Abstract: A method for managing data packets transmitted by a first user equipment to be received by a second user equipment through a radio network includes having the radio network comprising a radio transceiver station receive data packets transmitted by the first user equipment. For each data packet received, checking whether the data packet comprises a request for a data packet tunneling. For each data packet comprising a request for data packet tunneling, providing the data packet to a relay protocol entity at a Radio Link Control protocol layer. The relay protocol entity is configured for generating at least one tunneling data packet, said generating at least one tunneling data packet comprises inserting at least a portion of the transmitted data packet into the at least one tunneling data packet and transmitting the tunneling data packet to the second user equipment.

Abstract: A first user equipment can communicate with a second user equipment in a direct mode or in an infrastructure mode via a base station of a network. To communicate with the second user equipment, the first user equipment generates packets and forwards the packets to a lower protocol layer of a protocol stack. The first user equipment also acts as a buffer protocol entity by storing the packets until acknowledgement of receipt is received from the second user equipment. If the first user equipment switches from the direct mode to the infrastructure mode, or vice versa, the first user equipment forwards each of the stored packets to the lower protocol layer for transmission to the second user equipment using the current mode.

Abstract: A method for allocating communication resources for communications performed by user equipment in a mobile communication network comprises receiving a first indication about an amount of available communication resources and obtaining information about interfering communications between user equipment.

Abstract: A method manages sub-frame data transmission in a cellular network including a macro node and at least one small node associated therewith. The method includes at a macro node side: based on channel quality information from user equipment associated with the macro node, grouping the user equipment into a first group that can be served at a macro node first transmission power and a second group that has to be served at a macro node second transmission power higher than the macro node first transmission power, and determining a sub-frames pattern including: a number of no-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is prevented at the macro node side, a number of limited-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at only the first transmission power, and a number of normal-transmission sub frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at the second transmission power.

Abstract: A method for allocating resource blocks of a transmission frame on a cellular network. The cellular network includes a cluster of antennas and a master unit of the cluster. Each antenna of each cluster is configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding cell to exchange data with corresponding user equipment in communication with the antenna. During the transmission frame the antennas of the cluster are configured to be selectively activated and muted according to a plurality of cluster muting conditions.

Abstract: A method for managing a cellular network, which comprises a plurality of macro nodes defining respective macro cells and a plurality of small nodes within said macro cells, the method comprising, at each current time snapshot of a plurality of time snapshots and for each macro cell, providing, according to a history traffic load of the cellular network, an overload probability in a first configuration of the cellular network with only macro nodes activated. The method further comprises identifying, among said plurality of time snapshots, first candidate time snapshots for small nodes deactivation in each first candidate time snapshot the overload probability being lower than a threshold overload probability, and if the current time snapshot is one among the first candidate time snapshots, deactivating each small node having a current number of allocated radio resources lower than a threshold number.

Abstract: A method manages sub-frame data transmission in a cellular network including a macro node and at least one small node associated therewith. The method includes at a macro node side: based on channel quality information from user equipment associated with the macro node, grouping the user equipment into a first group that can be served at a macro node first transmission power and a second group that has to be served at a macro node second transmission power higher than the macro node first transmission power, and determining a sub-frames pattern including: a number of no-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is prevented at the macro node side, a number of limited-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at only the first transmission power, and a number of normal-transmission sub frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at the second transmission power.

Abstract: A method for allocating communication resources for communications performed by user equipment in a mobile communication network comprises receiving a first indication about an amount of available communication resources and obtaining information about interfering communications between user equipment.

Abstract: A method for managing a cellular network, which comprises a plurality of macro nodes defining respective macro cells and a plurality of small nodes within said macro cells, the method comprising, at each current time snapshot of a plurality of time snapshots and for each macro cell, providing, according to a history traffic load of the cellular network, an overload probability in a first configuration of the cellular network with only macro nodes activated. The method further comprises identifying, among said plurality of time snapshots, first candidate time snapshots for small nodes deactivation in each first candidate time snapshot the overload probability being lower than a threshold overload probability, and if the current time snapshot is one among the first candidate time snapshots, deactivating each small node having a current number of allocated radio resources lower than a threshold number.

Abstract: A method for allocating resource blocks of a transmission frame on a cellular network. The cellular network includes a cluster of antennas and a master unit of the cluster. Each antenna of each cluster is configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding cell to exchange data with corresponding user equipment in communication with the antenna. During the transmission frame the antennas of the cluster are configured to be selectively activated and muted according to a plurality of cluster muting conditions.