An object is to provide a slice management system capable of assigning slices to a plurality of business operators. In a parent SMF 100, a slice management table 103 can manage resources of a slice managed by a child SMF 100a or the like, and a communication unit 101 can notify the child SMF 100a or the like of the resources. The child SMF 100a or the like receives the resources and stores the resources in the slice management table 106. Therefore, the child SMF 100a or the like can manage the resources of the slice managed by the child SMF 100a or the like, and the child SMF 100a can independently enable the management of the resources.

Aspects described herein relate to determining, by a node, to establish a first backhaul connection with a first upstream node for access link communications with a first downstream node, determining, by the node, to establish a second backhaul connection with a second upstream node for access link communications with a second downstream node, establishing the first backhaul connection with the first upstream node based on a first transmit/receive beam pair, and establishing the second backhaul connection with the second upstream node based on a second transmit/receive beam pair and while the first backhaul connection is established with the first upstream node.

A mechanism is provided to monitor and control the number of terminals (100) or number of PDU sessions for a network slice, or both. A new network function called the Network Slice Control Function (NSCF) (85) is defined that interacts with an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) (40) and/or Session Management Function (SMF) (45) to monitor and control a number of users for a network slice, a number of PDU sessions for a network slice, or both. The NSCF (85) determines per slice quotas for the number of users and/or number of session for network slices and interacts with the AMF (40) and/or SMF (45) to enforce the quotas.

A first base station receives, from a second base station, cell information of a second cell of the second base station. The cell information indicates a subcarrier spacing associated with the second cell. Based on the cell information, configuration parameters are determined for a random access channel of a first cell of the first base station. The first base station transmits configuration parameters to a wireless device.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first base station (BS) may receive, from a user equipment (UE), an overheating assistance information communication that indicates a maximum quantity of component carriers, combined between the first BS and a second BS, for the UE. The first BS may transmit, to the second BS, a request to reduce a quantity of component carriers of the second BS configured for the UE such that a total quantity of component carriers, between the first BS and the second BS, configured for the UE satisfies the maximum quantity of component carriers. Numerous other aspects are provided.

There is provided a method for handling packets in a network. The method is performed by a first entity. The method is performed in response to receipt of a first packet, from a first network slice in the network, to be scheduled for a first service. A first priority value is assigned to the first packet by a provider of the first service. The method comprises setting (100) a second priority value for the first packet based on a comparison of the first priority value with at least one reference priority value. The second priority value is indicative of a priority with which the first packet is to be scheduled relative to at least one other packet.

A boost is provided in an overloaded system by distinguishing nodes with a “bad” traffic history from nodes with a “good” traffic history. In so doing, a core network node is able to apply additional resources to the node(s) having a “good” history in the form of a boost factor. Based on a system capacity and a working point, e.g., a critical number of active nodes with a “bad” traffic history, the core network node may determine a throughput history limit belonging to the “bad” traffic history. Responsive to expected requirements for a newly active node (i.e., a node having a “good” traffic history), the core network node determines a boost factor for the newly active node, applies the boost factor to the average resources allocated to the nodes with the “bad” traffic history to determine boosted resources, and allocates the boosted resources to the newly active node.

One or more computer processors generate a network fractal based on one or more predicted network conditions for a network that includes a change in user density, user device latency, and network throughput, wherein the network fractal is a deployment template comprised of a plurality of nodes. The one or more computer processors select a configuration of network infrastructure devices placed at each node in the plurality of nodes comprised in the generated network fractal. The one or more computer processors modify the network utilizing the generated network fractal and the selected configuration of network infrastructure devices. The one or more computer processors deploy the modified network.

Methods and apparatus are provided for optimising mitigation of an outage of a cell in a communications network. In one aspect, a method comprises determining an outage of the cell during a first time period. A time-variable parameter is determined that is indicative of predicted impact of the outage of the cell, the impact being predicted based on historical data for the cell in at least one earlier time period. One or more actions are performed in relation to the outage based on the time-variable parameter for said first time period.

Device Assisted Services (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided. In some embodiments, DAS for protecting network capacity includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication; classifying the network service usage activity for differential network access control for protecting network capacity; and associating the network service usage activity with a network service usage control policy based on a classification of the network service usage activity to facilitate differential network access control for protecting network capacity.