Backhaul resources may be allocated to different wireless communication links between different base stations, and local redistribution of resources among base stations may be utilized to account for variations in signal quality and/or variations in traffic experienced by different nodes of the backhaul network. A first access node function (ANF) may determine a need for additional backhaul resources, and may transmit a request message to one or more user equipment functions (UEFs) for additional backhaul resources. A UEF that receives the request message may forward the request to an associated second ANF. The second ANF, if it has backhaul resources available that the first ANF can use, may send a response to the first ANF, via the associated UEF, and the first ANF may use the additional resources that were originally allocated to the second ANF.

A network resource deployment method relate to the field of communications technologies. The network resource deployment method includes: A first device receives a target network management request; then determines requirement information of a to-be-deployed network resource required for managing a target network; and finally sends a network resource management request to a second device. After receiving the network resource management request, the second device deploys the to-be-deployed network resource. The target network management request includes target network requirement information. The requirement information of the to-be-deployed network resource includes at least one of air interface resource requirement information, user quantity requirement information, throughput requirement information, coverage requirement information, radio bearer RB requirement information, base station requirement information, network element device requirement information, and network function requirement information. The network resource management request includes the requirement information of the to-be-deployed network resource.

A network resource deployment method relate to the field of communications technologies. The network resource deployment method includes: A first device receives a target network management request; then determines requirement information of a to-be-deployed network resource required for managing a target network; and finally sends a network resource management request to a second device. After receiving the network resource management request, the second device deploys the to-be-deployed network resource. The target network management request includes target network requirement information. The requirement information of the to-be-deployed network resource includes at least one of air interface resource requirement information, user quantity requirement information, throughput requirement information, coverage requirement information, radio bearer RB requirement information, base station requirement information, network element device requirement information, and network function requirement information. The network resource management request includes the requirement information of the to-be-deployed network resource.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for allocating system resources among a plurality of network slices in a communication network. In the communication network, a network device determines utility values of two network slices. A network slice corresponds to a set of network functions of a set of services served thereby. A utility value of the network slice indicates the level of demand for system resources by the set of services associated with the network slice. The network device determines a difference between the utility values of the two network slices. If the difference exceeds a threshold utility value, the network device re-allocates system resources among the plurality of network slices in the communication network. According to the embodiments, the communication network updates the system resources allocated for the plurality of network slices only when the difference between the utility values of the two network slices exceeds a certain threshold. Hence, the complexity of updating system resource allocation among the plurality of network slices may be reduced by the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for allocating system resources among a plurality of network slices in a communication network. In the communication network, a network device determines utility values of two network slices. A network slice corresponds to a set of network functions of a set of services served thereby. A utility value of the network slice indicates the level of demand for system resources by the set of services associated with the network slice. The network device determines a difference between the utility values of the two network slices. If the difference exceeds a threshold utility value, the network device re-allocates system resources among the plurality of network slices in the communication network. According to the embodiments, the communication network updates the system resources allocated for the plurality of network slices only when the difference between the utility values of the two network slices exceeds a certain threshold. Hence, the complexity of updating system resource allocation among the plurality of network slices may be reduced by the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Methods, systems and devices for distributed cooperative operation of wireless cells based on sparse channel representations are described. One example method includes providing, using a server, seamless wireless connectivity in an area in which a plurality of network nodes are organized as clusters, where each network node is configured to provide wireless connectivity via N angular sectors covering a surrounding area, where N is an integer and wherein angular sectors of the plurality of network nodes collectively cover the area; controlling, by the server, network nodes in a cluster to collect channel condition information for the N angular sectors and communicate the channel condition information to the network-side server, and operating the server to use the channel condition information collected from the network nodes in the cluster to control communication for the network nodes in the cluster at a different time or a different frequency or a different spatial direction.

A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice usage service is provided. The network slice usage service may allow a network device to obtain a network slice usage value of a network slice. The network device may calculate a network slice load value based on the network slice usage value. The network device may also provide the network slice load value to other network devices of a core network.

A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice usage service is provided. The network slice usage service may allow a network device to obtain a network slice usage value of a network slice. The network device may calculate a network slice load value based on the network slice usage value. The network device may also provide the network slice load value to other network devices of a core network.

Various aspects described herein relate to techniques for communications in a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) wireless communications system. In an aspect, a method of wireless communications may include receiving a request to form a CoMP cluster set of transmit/receive points (TRPs) for a user equipment (UE), determine the CoMP cluster set of TRPs for the UE based on at least a delay budget and a reliability requirement, and one or more of configuration information and measurements, and coordinate communications for the UE using the CoMP cluster set. The techniques described herein may apply to different communications technologies, including 5th Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) communications technology.

Various aspects described herein relate to techniques for communications in a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) wireless communications system. In an aspect, a method of wireless communications may include receiving a request to form a CoMP cluster set of transmit/receive points (TRPs) for a user equipment (UE), determine the CoMP cluster set of TRPs for the UE based on at least a delay budget and a reliability requirement, and one or more of configuration information and measurements, and coordinate communications for the UE using the CoMP cluster set. The techniques described herein may apply to different communications technologies, including 5th Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) communications technology.