Abstract: A method to operate an apparatus comprises: receiving and/or determining (102) a plurality of condition information characterizing communication paths for communicating with at least one endpoint, wherein the communication paths differ at least in a respective radio channel; receiving and/or determining (104) an application information characterizing at least one communication property of an application; determining (106) a replication decision in dependence on the plurality of condition information and in dependence on the application information; and transmitting (110) a data packet associated with the application on one or a set of the different communication paths in dependence on the replication decision.

Abstract: A method, for example computer implemented method, of processing data related to a transmission of a plurality of data streams, for example data streams of a time sensitive networking, TSN, network, over a wireless communications network, including: determining requirements of at least two data streams of the plurality of data streams, determining a resource demand characterizing transmission resources of the wireless communications network based on the requirements of the at least two data streams, scheduling resources for the at least two data streams based on the resource demand and a correlation between respective radio channels associated with a respective one of the at least two data streams.

Abstract: A method of configuring a network entity that involves receiving a plurality of cyclic data stream parameters and associated QoS requirements, wherein at least one of the plurality of stream parameters characterizes at least a frame arrival of an associated cyclic data stream and associated communication endpoints of a communications network; receiving first capability information characterizing a capability of respective wired links of the communications network; receiving second capability information characterizing a capability of respective wireless links of the communications network; and determining a pre-schedule based on the plurality of cyclic data stream parameters, the associated QoS requirements, the first network capability information (ci1 #1-3), and the second capability information (ci2 #4-5).

Abstract: A device and method for operating a wireless communication network (100), wherein a communication channel (112) of the wireless communication network (100) at least temporarily connects a first device (104) to an access point (102) in the wireless communication network (100), wherein the method is further comprises determining a position of the first device (104) or of a second device (106) that is moving relative to the access point (102), looking up a channel quality of the communication channel (112) that is assigned to the position, and outputting the channel quality.

Abstract: A method of configuring a network entity that involves receiving a plurality of cyclic data stream parameters and associated QoS requirements, wherein at least one of the plurality of stream parameters characterizes at least a frame arrival of an associated cyclic data stream and associated communication endpoints of a communications network; receiving first capability information characterizing a capability of respective wired links of the communications network; receiving second capability information characterizing a capability of respective wireless links of the communications network; and determining a pre-schedule based on the plurality of cyclic data stream parameters, the associated QoS requirements, the first network capability information (ci1#1-3), and the second capability information (ci2#4-5).

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising determining (120) a plurality of traffic characteristics characterizing different traffic flows; determining (140) a scheduling demand for a scheduling time unit based on the received plurality of traffic characteristics; and allocating (160) a plurality of radio resources within the scheduling time unit based on the determined scheduling demand.

Abstract: A method to operate an apparatus comprises: receiving and/or determining (102) a plurality of condition information characterizing communication paths for communicating with at least one endpoint, wherein the communication paths differ at least in a respective radio channel; receiving and/or determining (104) an application information characterizing at least one communication property of an application; determining (106) a replication decision in dependence on the plurality of condition information and in dependence on the application information; and transmitting (110) a data packet associated with the application on one or a set of the different communication paths in dependence on the replication decision.