Use of underutilized bandwidth via radio access resource sharing

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a system comprising a processor, unused network resource information for a first physical channel between a network device and a first multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device, wherein the unused network resource information relates to a first allocation of bandwidth of the first physical channel that is allocated to a first entity;
• and
• in response to determining that the unused network resource information indicates there is a first unused portion of the first allocation of bandwidth:
• designating, by the system, a logical channel comprising at least some of the first unused portion of the first allocation of bandwidth of the first physical channel and a second allocation of bandwidth of a second physical channel that is allocated to a second entity, wherein the second physical channel is between the network device and a second multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device;
• and
• routing, by the system, a first portion of data traffic associated with a user equipment of the second entity via the logical channel employing the first physical channel of the first multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device, and concurrently routing a second portion of the data traffic associated with the user equipment via the logical channel employing the second physical channel of the second multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving unused network resource information for a first physical channel between a first network device and a first multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device, wherein the unused network resource information relates to a first allocation of bandwidth of the first physical channel that is allocated to a first user;
• and
• in response to determining that the unused network resource information indicates a first unused portion of the first allocation of bandwidth:
• designating a logical channel comprising at least some of the first unused portion of the first allocation of bandwidth of the first physical channel and second allocation of bandwidth of a second physical channel that is allocated to a second user, wherein the second physical channel is between a second network device and a second multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device;
• and
• routing a first portion of data traffic associated with a user equipment of the second user via the logical channel employing the first physical channel of the first multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device, and concurrently routing a second portion of the data traffic associated with the user equipment via the logical channel employing the second physical channel of the second multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output access point device.