Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for communication in an edge network that interconnects with eNodeB (4G) (108) or gNB (5G) (116). A light mobile core with an IP interface interconnects the edge network with eNodeB (4G) (108) or gNB (5G) (116). Mobile traffic is offloaded at the edge either fully or partially, rather than have the full data ripple through the entire 4G or 5G network to one of the following: Internet, MEC (Multi-Access Edge Compute) platform or a specialized edge cache or edge compute node. The system maintains conformance with 3GPP standards and does not disrupt the S1 interface between eNodeB (108) and EPC (Evolved Packet Core) in 4G networks, and does not disrupt the N3 interface between gNB and core in 5G networks. The system described herein provides the full functionality of 4G or 5G mobile core, and comprises control plane and data plane components.

Abstract: An end user device connected to a network is comprises a memory unit, a processor operably coupled to the memory unit, and a client application stored in the memory unit. A sensing module processor senses inputs from one or more sources. The sources comprise points in the network, software applications running on the end user device, software integrated in an operating system of the end user device, and the processor of the end user device. A processing module processes the sensed inputs to determine changes in parameters of the network for enabling the network to provide either a particular quality of experience or a particular network slice. An acting module provides the determined changes as feedback to a server connected to the network. In response, the server effects the determined changes in the parameters of the network for providing either the particular quality of experience or the particular network slice.