User Plane Traffic Characteristics in a Communication Network

Abstract: a method performed by a network node (--) in a communication network () is disclosed. the network node (--) transmits or receives () messages (m) through a tunnel (t) with another network node (--). in some embodiments, the messages (m) convey user plane traffic (). in some embodiments, one or more of the messages (m) each include information () indicating one or more characteristics of the user plane traffic (). in some embodiments, the one or more characteristics include a periodicity of the user plane traffic () and/or a burst arrival time of the user plane traffic ().

Inventor(s): Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Yazid Lyazidi, Nianshan Shi, Jose Luis Pradas

CPC Classification: H04L47/805 ({QOS or priority aware})

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