Systems and methods for mitigating delay in availability of data in a communication network
A method for mitigating delay in availability of data in a communication network includes predicting an amount of data to egress a first communication device; modifying the predicted amount of data to egress the first communication device according to a data delay profile, to generate a first signal representing anticipated upcoming data transmission by the first communication device, where the data delay profile represents delay in availability of data at the first communication device; transmitting the first signal from the first communication device to the second communication device; generating one or more Grants at the second communication device at least partially in accordance with the first signal, each Grant authorizing the first communication device to transfer data via the network; and transmitting the one or more Grants from the second communication device to the first communication device.
1. A method for mitigating delay in availability of data in a communication network, comprising:
at a first communication device, predicting an amount of data to egress the first communication device for a second communication device;
at the first communication device, modifying the predicted amount of data to egress the first communication device according to a data delay profile, to generate a first signal representing anticipated upcoming data transmission by the first communication device to the second communication device,
the data delay profile representing delay in availability of data received at the first communication device related to fragmentation of data being transmitted from one or more third communication devices to the first communication device, the data delay profile including an indication of the predicted amount of data to egress the first communication device to be ready for transmission without delay;
transmitting the first signal from the first communication device to the second communication device;
generating one or more Grants at the second communication device at least partially based on the first signal, each Grant authorizing the first communication device to transfer data via the communication network; and
transmitting the one or more Grants from the second communication device to the first communication device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data delay profile represents delay in availability of data at the first communication device due to fragmentation of data being transmitted from the one or more third communication devices to the first communication device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the first communication device comprises a wireless base station; and
the one or more third communication devices comprise a user equipment device wirelessly transmitting data to the wireless base station.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the wireless base station comprises one of a third-generation (3G) wireless base station, a long-term evolution (LTE) wireless base station, a fifth generation (5G) wireless base station, and a sixth generation (6G) wireless base station.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data delay profile further represents delay in availability of data at the first communication device due to failure of data to be transmitted from the one or more third communication devices to the first communication device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the first communication device comprises a wireless base station; and
the one or more third communication devices comprise a user equipment device wirelessly transmitting data to the wireless base station.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the wireless base station comprises one of a third-generation (3G) wireless base station, a long-term evolution (LTE) wireless base station, a fifth generation (5G) wireless base station, and a sixth generation (6G) wireless base station.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting data from the first communication device to the second communication device via one or more communication mediums in response to receiving the one or more Grants at the first communication device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more communication mediums comprise a coaxial cable communication medium.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein transmitting data from the first communication device to the second communication device via the one or more communication mediums comprises transmitting data from the first communication device to the second communication device via the coaxial cable communication medium using a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) protocol.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more communication mediums comprise a fiber optic communication medium.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a third signal from the second communication device to the first communication device, the third signal representing an operating status of one or more communication mediums communicatively coupling the first communication device with the second communication device; and
generating the data delay profile according to the third signal.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the third signal represents available data carrying capacity of the one or more communication mediums communicatively coupling the first communication device with the second communication device.
14. A communication network, comprising:
a first communication device configured to: predict an amount of data to egress the first communication device, and modify the predicted amount of data to egress the first communication device according to a data delay profile, to generate a first signal representing anticipated upcoming data transmission by the first communication device,
the data delay profile representing delay in availability of data received at the first communication device related to fragmentation of data being transmitted from one or more third communication devices to the first communication device, the data delay profile including an indication of the predicted amount of data to egress the first communication device to be ready for transmission without delay;
a second communication device configured to generate one or more Grants at least partially based on the first signal, each Grant authorizing the first communication device to transfer data via the communication network; and
one or more communication mediums communicatively coupling the first communication device with the second communication device.
15. The network of claim 14 , wherein the data delay profile represents delay in availability of data at the first communication device due to fragmentation of data being transmitted from the one or more third communication devices to the first communication device.
16. The network of claim 14 , wherein the delay profile further represents delay in availability of data at the first communication device due to failure of data to be transmitted from the one or more third communication devices to the first communication device.
17. The network of claim 14 , wherein the first communication device comprises a wireless base station.
18. The network of claim 14 , wherein the one or more communication mediums comprise a coaxial cable communication medium.
19. The network of claim 14 , wherein the one or more communication mediums comprise a fiber optic communication medium.
20. The network of claim 14 , wherein
the second communication device is configured to generate a third signal representing an operating status of the one or more communication mediums; and
the first communication device is further configured to adjust the data delay profile according to the third signal.