Network nodes, methods and computer program products are disclosed. The network node is for a wireless telecommunications network and comprises: processing logic operable to execute an application which establishes a data session for transmission of data packets between the network node and another network node; a first radio interface operable to support transmission of data packets with the another network node using a first radio access technology in accordance with any of a plurality of different data transport protocols; a second radio interface operable to support transmission of data packets with the another network node using a second radio access technology in accordance with any of a plurality of different data transport protocols; and a controller operable to select which radio interface and data transport protocol to use for transmission of the data packets of the data session between the network node and the another network node. In this way, the network node is able to transmit data packets between the network node and the other network node for the data session using any of the different radio interfaces and any of the different data transport protocols. This provides for the flexibility to select the radio interfaces and data transport protocols appropriate to the network conditions in order to improve the communication performance and alleviate any performance impacts caused by the network.

Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to a technique for controlling channel usage in a wireless network in a multi-band wireless networking system. In a wireless network with multiple wireless networking devices and one or more client devices, communications between the wireless networking devices occurs via a backhaul channel, and communication between the client(s) and the wireless networking devices occurs via a fronthaul channel. Based on interference characteristics of the wireless channels, a device determines a channel usage plan, and communicates the plan via the backhaul channel to the wireless networking devices of the wireless network.

Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to a technique for controlling channel usage in a wireless network in a multi-band wireless networking system. In a wireless network with multiple wireless networking devices and one or more client devices, communications between the wireless networking devices occurs via a backhaul channel, and communication between the client(s) and the wireless networking devices occurs via a fronthaul channel. Based on interference characteristics of the wireless channels, a device determines a channel usage plan, and communicates the plan via the backhaul channel to the wireless networking devices of the wireless network.

Provided is a radio base station, etc. that realize transmission control in view of QoE. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio base station that receives a packet(s) transmitted from a packet transmission apparatus via a network and transmits the received packet(s) to a wireless terminal(s), the radio base station including: acquisition means that acquires a packet type(s) or a packet identifier(s) set in the packet(s) by the packet transmission apparatus; and control means that performs transmission control to change a transmission order of the packet(s) based on the packet type(s) or the packet identifier(s).

A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a transmitting device. In one embodiment, the method includes being configured or allocated with an identity, wherein the identity comprises a first part of the identity and a second part of the identity. The method also includes the transmitting device generating a data packet for sidelink transmission, wherein the data packet includes the second part of the identity. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting device generating a control information associated with the data packet, wherein the control information includes the first part of the identity. The method further includes the transmitting device transmits the control information and the data packet.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can include a method comprising the steps of: identifying the state of a transport protocol; determining a communication state of the electronic device on the basis of the state of the transport protocol; and changing a network on the basis of the communication state. Other embodiments are also possible.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can include a method comprising the steps of: identifying the state of a transport protocol; determining a communication state of the electronic device on the basis of the state of the transport protocol; and changing a network on the basis of the communication state. Other embodiments are also possible.

A multipath establishment method and apparatus which relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: performing identity authentication on a terminal that accesses a first network via a first network access device, where the first network implements communication by using a base station; performing an admission check on the terminal that accesses a second network via a second network access device; and after both the identity authentication and the admission check of the terminal succeed, establishing a first path between the terminal and a service server via the first network, and establishing a second path between the terminal and the service server via the second network, where the first path and the second path are used to perform data transmission between the terminal and the service server.

An approach is provided for location-based TCP throughput predictions and carrier-assisted video rate adaptation, including predicting a future location of a user device based on one or more location parameters associated with the device, a user of the device, or a combination thereof, predicting a transmission control protocol (TCP) throughput for at least one segment of a multimedia file based on the future location of the device, and transmitting the at least one segment based on the predicted TCP throughput.

It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a second data path is established for a flow, wherein a first internet protocol address is configured for the flow via a first data path between an apparatus performing the method and a packet data network; assigning, if the second data path is established, a second internet protocol address different from the first internet protocol address for the flow via the second data path, wherein at least a part of the first data path belongs to a radio access technology; at least a part of the second data path belongs to the radio access technology; and the part of the first data path is different from the part of the second data path.