Flexible buffer management for optimizing congestion control using radio access network intelligent controller for 5G or other next generation wireless network

A method, comprising:

• monitoring, by a device comprising a processor, a communication traffic flow performance of a communication traffic flow using a group of buffer parameters of a buffer used by network equipment to adjust the communication traffic flow;
• receiving, by the device, required performance characteristics of the communication traffic flow performance via an interface;
• and
• based on an adjustment value determined from performance values associated with the communication traffic flow performance, adjusting, by the device, a buffer parameter of the buffer.

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

• monitoring a performance of a flow of communication traffic using a group of communication parameters of a network node that is part of a network, wherein the group of communication parameters are adjustable to adjust the flow of the communication traffic;
• receiving, via a first interface, requested performance characteristics of the performance of the flow of the communication traffic;
• and
• based on an adjustment value of performance values, adjusting, via a second interface, a communication parameter of the group of communication parameters.