CPC H04W 72/52 (2023.01) [H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04L 12/4625 (2013.01); H04W 28/0278 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
8. An apparatus comprising a termination element of a first network, a processor, and a memory device, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive a bandwidth report (“BWR”), wherein the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data, wherein the BWR indicates a future bandwidth needed for the data transmission with a forward looking traffic profile comprising a quantity of bytes required at a specific time interval, wherein receiving the BWR comprises receiving the BWR as a unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow, and wherein a maximum BWR packet sending rate is equal to a UGS grant interval;
schedule a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using the information derived from the received BWR; and
receive from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity.
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