Flexible buffer management for optimizing congestion control using radio access network intelligent controller for 5g or other next generation wireless network

Abstract

Flexible buffer management is provided that optimizes congestion control using a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller. A system can comprise monitoring a performance of a communication traffic flow using a group of buffer parameters of a network node device of a wireless network, wherein the performance is measured according to a defined performance criterion, receiving performance values for requested performance characteristics of the performance of the communication traffic flow via a first interface, and based on an adjustment value of the performance values, adjusting, via a second interface, a buffer parameter of the group of buffer parameters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 monitoring a performance of a communication traffic flow, wherein the communication traffic flow is adjustable using a group of radio access network node buffer parameters; 
 receiving performance values that indicate requested performance characteristics for the communication traffic flow; and 
 adjusting a radio access network node buffer parameter of the group of radio access network node buffer parameters based on a performance value of the performance values. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining that the radio access network node buffer parameter is available for adjustment to satisfy the requested performance characteristics.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing adjustments to the group of radio access network node buffer parameters; and   analyzing impact of the adjustments on the performance of the communication traffic flow.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the radio access network node buffer parameter comprises modifying the radio access network node buffer parameter based on a policy of the radio access network node. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the policy of the radio access network node comprises at least one of a queuing policy and a scheduling policy. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the radio access network node buffer parameter comprises modifying a number of droppable packets. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the radio access network node buffer parameter comprises changing a buffer size. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the requested performance characteristics comprise at least one of a throughput characteristic associated with the communication traffic flow, a latency characteristic associated with the communication traffic flow, or an application burst characteristic associated with the communication traffic flow. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to a handover being requested, adjusting a buffer size of a buffer used by the radio access network node.   
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 monitoring, by a device comprising a processor, performance of a communication traffic flow, wherein a group of buffer parameters of a buffer at a radio access network node are adjustable in order to adjust the communication traffic flow;   receiving, by the device, target performance characteristics to be applicable to the communication traffic flow performance; and   adjusting, by the device, a buffer parameter of the group of buffer parameters based on an adjustment value determined from the performance of the communication traffic flow and the target performance characteristics.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining, by the device, that the buffer parameter is available for adjustment to satisfy the target performance characteristics.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 performing, by the device, a series of adjustments to the group of buffer parameters; and   analyzing impact of the series of adjustments on the performance of the communication traffic flow.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein performing the series of adjustments comprises adjusting a policy of the radio access network node. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the policy comprises at least one of a scheduling policy and a queueing policy. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein adjusting the buffer parameter comprises switching between queuing schemes or switching between scheduling policies of the communication traffic flow. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the target performance characteristics comprise at least one of a throughput characteristic, a latency characteristic or an application burst characteristic. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 monitoring a performance of a flow of communication traffic, wherein the flow of communication traffic uses a group of communication parameters associated with a radio access network node, wherein the group of communication parameters are adjustable to adjust the flow of the communication traffic;   receiving requested performance characteristics of the performance of the flow of the communication traffic; and   adjusting a communication parameter of the group of communication parameters based on an adjustment value, wherein the adjustment value is determined using the requested performance characteristics.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining that the communication parameter is available for adjustment to satisfy the requested performance characteristics.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing adjustments to the group of communication parameters; and   analyzing impact of the adjustments on the performance of the flow of the communication traffic.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein adjusting the communication parameter comprises at least one of switching between queuing schemes associated with the communication traffic or switching between scheduling policies associated with the communication traffic.