Methods and apparatuses for radio communication

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a first apparatus of a radio communications network, a present QoS parameter characterizing at least one of a present latency, a present data rate, and a present packet loss rate experienced at the first apparatus of the radio communications network;

determining, by the first apparatus, at least one first QoS prediction, the at least one first QoS prediction characterizing at least one of a future latency, a future data rate, and a future packet loss rate to be experienced at the first apparatus, the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction being based at least on the determined present QoS parameter; and

transmitting, by the first apparatus, the at least one first QoS prediction to a second apparatus that is configured to determine, based on the at least one first QoS prediction, a second QoS prediction, the at least one second QoS prediction characterizing the at least one of the future latency, the future data rate, and the future packet loss rate, but as to be experienced at the second apparatus, wherein the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction is performed using a subset of parameters locally available to the first apparatus, the subset being disjoint from parameters that the second apparatus is configured to use to determine the at least one second QoS prediction.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving or determining at least one reference time indicator characterizing at least one point in time to which the at least one first QoS prediction is related.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one first QoS prediction is further determined based on the first reference time indicator.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one first QoS prediction is transmitted along with the first reference time indicator.

5 . A first apparatus of a radio communications network, the first apparatus comprising:

a processor system having one or more processors, the processor system being configured to:

determine at least one parameter characterizing a present QoS parameter characterizing at least one of a present latency, a present data rate, and a present packet loss rate experiences at the first apparatus of radio communications network; and

determine at least one first QoS prediction, the at least one first QoS prediction characterizing at least one of a future latency, a future data rate, and a future packet loss rate to be experienced at the first apparatus, the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction being based at least on the determined present QoS parameter; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one first QoS prediction to a second apparatus that is configured to determine, based on the at least one first QoS prediction, a second QoS prediction, the at least one second QoS prediction characterizing the at least one of the future latency, the future data rate, and the future packet loss rate, but as to be experienced at the second apparatus, wherein the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction is performed using a subset of parameters locally available to the first apparatus, the subset being disjoint from parameters that the second apparatus is configured to use to determine the at least one second QoS prediction.

6 . A method, comprising:

receiving, by a second apparatus of a radio communications network, a first QoS prediction that characterizes a QoS that is predicted will be present at a first apparatus of the radio communications network, the prediction being based on a present QoS characterizing at least one present QoS parameter at the first apparatus;

determining, by the second apparatus, at least one parameter characterizing a present QoS that is currently at the second apparatus of the radio communications network; and

determining, by the second apparatus, at least one second QoS prediction that characterizes a future QoS that is predicted will be present in the future at the second apparatus based on the first QoS prediction received by the second apparatus from the first apparatus and based on the at least one parameter determined by the second apparatus, wherein the first QoS prediction is determined using a subset of parameters locally available to the first apparatus, the subset being disjoint from parameters used by the second apparatus to determine the at least one second QoS prediction, wherein the at least one present QoS parameter at the first apparatus comprises at least one of a present latency, a present data rate, and a present packet loss rate experienced at the first apparatus.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of other QoS predictions that each characterizes a future QoS at a respective other apparatus, wherein the determining of the at least one second QoS prediction is based additionally on the received plurality of other QoS predictions.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting the at least one second QoS prediction.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising;

determining at least one confidence level associated with the at least one second QoS prediction based on the received first QoS prediction.

10 . The method according to the claim 9 , further comprising:

triggering a further determination of the at least one second QoS prediction when the determined confidence level is below a confidence threshold.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

triggering an action in dependence on the second QoS prediction.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

triggering a starting operation of a service that communicates with at least one service served by another apparatus of the radio communications network, when the determined confidence level is above an action threshold.

13 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting a reference time indicator related to at least one point in time and causing the first apparatus to determine the first QoS prediction referring to the at least one point in time.

14 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the second QoS prediction includes a prediction of at least one of the following: a latency, a data rate, and a packet loss rate.

15 . A second apparatus of a radio communications network, the second apparatus comprising:

a receiver with which the second apparatus is configured to receive at least one first QoS prediction that characterizes a QoS that is predicted will be present at a first apparatus of the radio communications network, the prediction being based on a present QoS characterizing at least one present QoS parameter at the first apparatus; and

a processor system having one or more processors, the processor system being configured to:

determine at least one parameter characterizing a present QoS that is currently at the second apparatus of the radio communications network; and

determine at least one second QoS prediction that characterizes a future QoS that is predicted will be present in the future at the second apparatus based on the at least one first QoS prediction received by the second apparatus from the first apparatus and based on the at least one parameter determined by the second apparatus, wherein the at least one first QoS prediction is determined using a subset of parameters locally available to the first apparatus, the subset being disjoint from parameters used by the second apparatus to determine the at least one second QoS prediction, wherein the at least one present QoS parameter at the first apparatus comprises at least one of a present latency, a present data rate, and a present packet loss rate experienced at the first apparatus.

16 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a first apparatus of a radio communications network, a present QoS parameter characterizing at least one of a present latency, a present data rate, and a present packet loss rate experienced at the first apparatus of the radio communications network;

determining, by the first apparatus, at least one first QoS prediction, the at least one first QoS prediction characterizing at least one of a future latency, a future data rate, and a future packet loss rate to be experienced at the first apparatus, the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction being based at least on the determined present QoS parameter;

transmitting, by the first apparatus, the at least one first QoS prediction to a second apparatus of the radio communications network;

receiving, by the first apparatus, a second QoS prediction that:

characterizes the at least one of the future latency, the future data rate, and the future packet loss rate, as to be experienced at the second apparatus; and

is generated by the second apparatus based on the at least one first QoS prediction that has been transmitted by the first apparatus to the second apparatus; and

triggering, by the first apparatus and according to the received second QoS prediction, an action;

wherein the determination of the at least one first QoS prediction is performed using a subset of parameters locally available to the first apparatus, the subset being disjoint from parameters used by the second apparatus to determine the second QoS prediction.

17 . The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the action is an initiating of a service performed by a third apparatus of the radio communications network.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the triggering of the action comprises modifying a behavior of an application executing at the first apparatus in advance of the predicted future QoS at the second apparatus, the modifying being performed based on the received second QoS prediction.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the triggering of the action comprises modifying a behavior of an application executing at the first apparatus in advance of the predicted future QoS at the first apparatus, the modifying being performed based on the first QoS prediction determined by the first apparatus.