A device may receive explicit congestion notification data associated with user devices connected to a network of network devices, and may receive network data identifying network metrics associated with the network devices. The device may generate an active queue management mapping table based on utilizing a model to process the explicit congestion notification data and the network data. The device may determine, based on the active queue management mapping table and the network data, a routing table that includes routing data identifying traffic paths with active queue management enabled network devices and without non-active queue management enabled network devices of the network devices. The device may provide the routing table to the network devices.

A response that preemptively mitigates an effect of a predicted network congestion event is disclosed. A machine learning or artificial intelligence model or process (ML/AI), that can be updatable, can be used to predicting congestion. Key performance indicators can be analyzed in accord with the ML/AI to predict, infer, etc., a characteristics of a congestion event. The analysis can be performed in near-real-time, typically with delays less than one second, but generally more than 10 milliseconds. The ML/AI, or update thereto, can be determined in non-real time, typically with delays greater than one second. A prediction of a congestion event can trigger operations that cause a user equipment to suspend use of a radio access network node, generally by shifting communications to another wireless node, access point, etc. An embodiment of the disclosed subject matter can be embodied via a virtual radio access network component.

The present disclosure relates to a method of transmitting a packet by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes the steps of: receiving, from a first node, an indication indicating that a congestion problem occurs between the first node and a second node; if the packet is to be transmitted to other node via the first node, transmitting the packet to the first node; and if the packet is to be transmitted to the second node via the first node, transmitting the packet to a third node.

An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, comprises: a communication module and a processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the processor may be configured to: broadcast, through the communication module, a first message for measuring a distance in each of a plurality of distance measurement subsections included in a first distance measurement section; receive, via the communication module, in each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections, at least one second message in response to the first message from at least one external electronic device; determine information related to congestion of each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections, based on the number of the at least one second message received in each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections; and broadcast, through the communication module, a third message including the information related to the congestion in a first distance measurement subsection of a plurality of distance measurement subsections included in a second distance measurement section.

The present disclosure relates to a transmitting device for transmitting vehicular data via a sidelink interface to one or more receiving devices. The transmitting device performs autonomous radio resource allocation for transmitting the vehicular data via the sidelink interface. An application layer generates the vehicular data and forwards the vehicular data together with a priority indication and one or more quality of service parameters to a transmission layer responsible for transmission of the vehicular data via the sidelink interface. The transmission layer performs autonomous radio resource allocation based on the received priority indication and the one or more quality of service parameters. The transmission layer transmits the vehicular data via the sidelink interface to the one or more receiving devices according to the performed autonomous radio resource allocation.

A network device may receive packets and may calculate, during a time interval, an arrival rate and a departure rate, of the packets, at one of multiple virtual output queues. The network device may calculate a current oversubscription factor based on the arrival rate and the departure rate, and may calculate a target oversubscription factor based on an average of previous oversubscription factors associated with the multiple virtual output queues. The network device may determine whether a difference exists between the target oversubscription factor and the current oversubscription factor and may calculate, when the difference exists, a scale factor based on the current oversubscription factor and the target oversubscription factor. The network device may calculate new scheduling weights based on prior scheduling weights and the scale factor, and may process packets received by the multiple virtual output queues based on the new scheduling weights.

A node (110) of a communication network forwards a first data packet (301) from a server (150) to a client (10). Further, the node detects a congestion affecting the first data packet (301). Further, the node (110) generates at least one second data packet (306) addressed to the server (150). The at least one second data packet (306) indicates the detected congestion and comprises verification information enabling the server (150) to verify that the indicated congestion relates to the first data packet (301).

An electronic device configured to operate as a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC) in an open radio access network (O-RAN) is disclosed. The electronic device may include: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry configured to support an E2 interface, and a processor operatively coupled with the communication interface. The processor may be configured to: store a routing table for managing connectivity between a first application and a plurality of RAN nodes configured to communicate with the RIC over the E2 interface, detect an overload of the first application, generate a second application configured to execute a same function as the first application, update the routing table to include connectivity between at least one of the plurality of RAN nodes and the second application, and control the communication interface to forward messages from the plurality of RAN nodes to the first application and the second application based on the updated routing table.

Embodiments herein provide a method for machine learning-based data rate control in a wireless network system. The method includes detecting a rate change event by a data rate controller for at least one receiving node in the wireless network system. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically generating a data rate configuration comprising a data rate configuration comprising a plurality of rates, and an accuracy level of each of the rates. The method further includes determining by the data rate controller that the accuracy level of at least one rate from the plurality of rates meets an accuracy criteria and causing by the data rate controller to transmit at least one packet using the at least one rate.

A method, apparatus and computer-readable mediums relating to the transmission of data packets in a wireless communication network. The method, performed by a node of a wireless communication network, for selecting a feedback scheme associated with transmission of data packets over one or more radio bearers to one or more wireless devices. The method comprises: upon receiving a data packet for transmission to a wireless device, starting a timer associated with the data packet, the timer being set to expire after a period of time which varies as a function of a latency requirement for the data packet; and, in dependence on a remaining time value for the timer, selecting one of a plurality of feedback schemes for transmission of the data packet.