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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Publication EP3820092A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

ROST, Peter, GAJIC, Borislava, MANNWEILER, Chistian, SIVASIVAGANESAN, Rakash

Abstract

There is provided a method for a core network apparatus, the method comprising: receiving data units from at least one network access apparatus, wherein each data unit is labelled with a respective priority level; and withholding from transmitting a data unit labelled with a relatively low priority level in accordance with a predetermined schedule, wherein the predetermined schedule is dependent on a slot timing for data arriving at the at least one network access apparatus for communication upstream and a predetermined delay time in forwarding the data from the at least one network access apparatus to the core network apparatus.

IPC Classifications

H04L 47/22 20220101AFI20251008BHEP H04L 47/80 20220101ALI20251008BHEP H04L 47/24 20220101ALN20251008BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR