| CPC H04L 5/0051 (2013.01) [H04W 24/08 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method, comprising:
sending, by first network equipment comprising at least one processor, a first identification of a downlink control information parameter to second network equipment of a network comprising the first network equipment and the second network equipment;
receiving, by the first network equipment, a confirmation from the second network equipment,
wherein the confirmation confirms an ability of the second network equipment to receive, from the first network equipment, configured values for the downlink control information parameter, and to distribute the configured values to user equipment connected to the network;
requesting, by the first network equipment, a performance measurement from the second network equipment, wherein the performance measurement comprises a measurement of performance of communications with the user equipment via the network;
receiving, by the first network equipment, the performance measurement from the second network equipment;
determining, by the first network equipment, based on the performance measurement, a configured value for the downlink control information parameter;
sending, by the first network equipment, the configured value to the second network equipment to enable the second network equipment to distribute the configured value to the user equipment;
sending, by the first network equipment, a second identification of a medium access control (MAC) control element;
receiving, by the first network equipment, a MAC control element confirmation, wherein the MAC control element confirmation confirms an ability of the second network equipment to receive, from the first network equipment, commands related to the MAC control element, and to distribute the commands to the user equipment; and
sending, by the first network equipment, a command related to the MAC control element, wherein the command is determined based on the performance measurement.
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