ADAPTIVE RATE OF CONGESTION INDICATOR TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC STEERING

摘要

Traffic associated with user equipment that are served by a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on a rate of congestion criterion. Network load is monitored by an access point to determine rate of congestion data associated with the access point. As an example, the rate of congestion represents a change in network load of the access point over a defined time period. The rate of congestion data is then transmitted to one or more neighboring access points that can utilize the rate of congestion data to facilitate traffic steering, load balancing, and/or neighbor relationship management.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
receiving rate of congestion data representing a rate of congestion associated with a first access point device, andbased on the rate of congestion data, initiating a steering of a data flow associated with a user equipment that is coupled to second access point device, wherein the steering comprises initiating communication of the data flow via the first access point device.