Systems and methods of optimizing capacity of network equipment in mobile networks. A computing device receives a user identification and a user attribute, the user identification corresponding to a characteristic of the mobile network user, the user attribute corresponding to at least one characteristic of mobile network usage by the mobile network user. The computing device generates a usage prediction based on the user identification and the user attribute, the usage prediction including information corresponding to anticipated future data usage of the mobile network user, the anticipated future mobile network usage corresponding to at least one mobile resource. The computing device transmits the usage prediction to a serving gateway (SGW) such that the SGW routes the mobile network user to one of a legacy packet data network gateway (PGW) and a network function virtualization (NFV) PGW based on the usage prediction.

A wireless communication device has: wireless communication unit; calculation unit for calculating an evaluation value based on an opportunity for communication with the access providing device; transmission unit for transmitting the evaluation value to the other wireless communication device; acquisition unit for acquiring an evaluation value for the other wireless communication device; and communication control unit. When the other wireless communication device has more opportunities for communication than the wireless communication device does, the communication control unit preferably transmits uplink information, but when the other wireless communication device has less opportunity for communication than the wireless communication device does, the communication control unit preferably transmits downlink information.

A wireless communication device has: wireless communication unit; calculation unit for calculating an evaluation value based on an opportunity for communication with the access providing device; transmission unit for transmitting the evaluation value to the other wireless communication device; acquisition unit for acquiring an evaluation value for the other wireless communication device; and communication control unit. When the other wireless communication device has more opportunities for communication than the wireless communication device does, the communication control unit preferably transmits uplink information, but when the other wireless communication device has less opportunity for communication than the wireless communication device does, the communication control unit preferably transmits downlink information.

A system (100) for communicating data packets is provided. The system may include a first device (102) and a second device (104). The first device (102) may include a first processor (112) and a plurality of WWANs (118). The first processor (112) may execute a first MPTCP (204) and a plurality of first VPNs (206). The first device (204) may be configured to receive and segregate a stream of packets of data into a plurality of data blocks (Db). The first MPTCP (204) and the plurality of WWANs (118) may coordinate to provide multiple data paths based on the bandwidth of each of the plurality of WWANs (118) for transmitting the plurality of data block (Db). The plurality of data blocks may be received by the second device (104) to be further processed and sent to a desired destination.

A system (100) for communicating data packets is provided. The system may include a first device (102) and a second device (104). The first device (102) may include a first processor (112) and a plurality of WWANs (118). The first processor (112) may execute a first MPTCP (204) and a plurality of first VPNs (206). The first device (204) may be configured to receive and segregate a stream of packets of data into a plurality of data blocks (Db). The first MPTCP (204) and the plurality of WWANs (118) may coordinate to provide multiple data paths based on the bandwidth of each of the plurality of WWANs (118) for transmitting the plurality of data block (Db). The plurality of data blocks may be received by the second device (104) to be further processed and sent to a desired destination.

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing on-demand quality of service guarantees in a wireless network environment. The system determines an on-demand quality of service for a segment of a communication path between a user equipment communicating with a radio access network connected to a core network and an external network connected to the core network. The system then determines if the on-demand quality of service for the segment meets a quality of service requirement. If the on-demand quality of service for the segment does not meet the quality of service requirement, the system identifies an alternate communication path between the user equipment and the external network, wherein the alternate communication path differs from the communication path. The system can then setup the alternate communication path for traffic between the user equipment and the external network.

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing on-demand quality of service guarantees in a wireless network environment. The system determines an on-demand quality of service for a segment of a communication path between a user equipment communicating with a radio access network connected to a core network and an external network connected to the core network. The system then determines if the on-demand quality of service for the segment meets a quality of service requirement. If the on-demand quality of service for the segment does not meet the quality of service requirement, the system identifies an alternate communication path between the user equipment and the external network, wherein the alternate communication path differs from the communication path. The system can then setup the alternate communication path for traffic between the user equipment and the external network.

In one embodiment, network metrics are collected and analyzed in a network having nodes interconnected by communication links. Then, it is predicted whether a network element failure is relatively likely to occur based on the collected and analyzed network metrics. In response to predicting that a network element failure is relatively likely to occur, traffic in the network is rerouted in order to avoid the network element failure before it is likely to occur.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a first pathway of available pathways during a first time period according to predicted opportunities for a mobile communication device to access a first network via the available pathways, and directing transmission of first data to the mobile communication device via the first pathway during the first time period, wherein a presence of a second data at the mobile communication device enables an application to access the first data at the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a first pathway of available pathways during a first time period according to predicted opportunities for a mobile communication device to access a first network via the available pathways, and directing transmission of first data to the mobile communication device via the first pathway during the first time period, wherein a presence of a second data at the mobile communication device enables an application to access the first data at the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.