Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method comprising: a) selecting an edge computing system (212) of a plurality of edge computing systems each located nearby a respective base station (211) of a wireless network (110) and deployed and managed by a network provider, the selected edge computing system (212) being configured to provision at least one latency critical application (214) which is to be provided to at least one end user device (230) in a cell via the base station (211) serving the cell and located nearby the selected edge computing system (212), b) provisioning, at the selected edge computing system (212), the at least one latency critical application (214) and a service layer radio application (SLRA) (215) for communication with a scheduler associated with the base station (211); c) transferring transmission specific data in real time between the at least one latency critical application (214) and the scheduler associated with the base station (211) via the service layer radio application (SLRA) (

Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning, at a selected edge computing system, at least one latency critical application; b) determining, at a first base station, that an end user device is located proximate to an edge of the first cell and/or in an overlapping area of the first cell and a second cell of the wireless network; c) checking a degree of capacity utilization of the second cell; d) scheduling a handover of the end user device from the first cell to the second cell in case that the second cell has sufficient available capacity; e) transferring, before executing the handover, in real time a first note about the scheduled handover from a first scheduler associated with the first base station to the at least one latency critical application; and f) executing the handover.

Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning, at an end user device which is located in a cell of a wireless network, at least one latency critical application and a service layer radio application (SLRA) for communication with a scheduler associated with a base station of the wireless network, the base station serving the cell; b) transferring transmission specific data in real time between the at least one latency critical application and the scheduler via the SLRA, wherein the SLRA is implemented on both the end user device and the scheduler; and c) optimizing allocation of resources in the cell by taking into account current status and operation requirements of the at least one latency critical application and/or optimizing current use of the resources in the cell by using the transmission specific data for adapting the at least one latency critical application in real time to current conditions on the cell.

Abstract: A method for assigning a service quality of a radio access network to a wireless connection includes: establishing, by a mobile application, the wireless connection to an application backend via an access node of the radio access network; and assigning, by a scheduler of the radio access network, the service quality of the radio access network to the established wireless connection. The mobile application transmits a quality function to the radio access network. The scheduler assigns the service quality depending on the transmitted quality function.

Abstract: A method for allocating a spectral resource of a radio cell of a mobile communication network to a mobile application includes: establishing, by the mobile application, a wireless connection to an application backend via a radio access point of the radio cell of the mobile communication network; and allocating, by a scheduler of the mobile communication network, the spectral resource of the radio cell to the established wireless connection. An optimization service requested by the scheduler determines a minimum of an overall cost function, the overall cost function summing a plurality of cost values, wherein each cost value is related to a respective mobile application connected to the radio access point. The scheduler allocates the spectral resource depending on the determined minimum of the overall cost function.

Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning at least one latency critical application; b) determining mean latency and mean throughput which are required by a respective latency critical application, and assigning the determined mean latency and mean throughput to a reference point value; c) allocating the reference point value to the respective latency critical application; d) calculating via a time variable point value function an actual point value for the respective latency critical application; e) comparing the reference point value with the actual point value; f) determining a difference value between the reference point value and the actual point value; g) repeating steps d) to f) for a subset of points in time within the time interval; h) summing up all difference values determined in step f) for all points in time of the subset; and i) continuously optimizing current use of resources in the cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a communication device (120) for communication in a communication network (100) having an edge server (140). The communication device (120) comprises:a sensor (121) configured to provide sensor data;a processor (123) configured to execute a real-time application, wherein the real-time application is configured to process the sensor data and to provide a result on the basis of processing the sensor data, wherein the processor (123) is further configured to determine a confidence value of the result; anda communication interface (125) configured to send, in case the confidence value of the result provided by the real-time application is smaller than a threshold value, the sensor data to the edge server (140) and to receive from the edge server (140) a further result based on processing the sensor data by the edge server (140).

Abstract: A system is provided for exchanging data between a vehicle and a mobile terminal. The system includes the vehicle having a vehicle computing device for executing a vehicle browser application. The system also includes a vehicle communication device which has a communication link to an application server in order to download at least one vehicle integration application to be un within the vehicle browser application. The system also includes the mobile terminal with a terminal computing device for running a user application, for example an application for controlling a vehicle function, for selecting a destination address and/or for requesting vehicle parameters. The system also includes a server which has a communication link to the terminal and the vehicle browser application and which is designed to provide indirect data communication between the user application of the mobile terminal and the vehicle integration application.