Dynamic packet size adaptation to improve wireless network performance for 5G or other next generation wireless network

A method, comprising:

• monitoring, by a device comprising a processor, a transmit control protocol performance associated with a first transmission of data packets over a first time period via a communications network, wherein the data packets comprise data packets of a first data packet size, and wherein the network comprises network equipment that communicates according to at least a fifth generation communication network protocol;
• evaluating, by the device, network performance data and a round trip time associated with a transmission of the first transmission of a data packet of the data packets to identify whether the transmit control protocol performance is below a threshold, wherein evaluating the network performance data comprises evaluating various parameters comprising a packet data convergence protocol data unit size;
• detecting, by the device, that a transmit throughput value associated with the transmission of the first transmission of the data packet of the data packets is below the threshold;
• in response to detecting that transmit throughput value is below the first threshold, determining, by the device, a second data packet size to use for a second transmission of the data packets over a second time period wherein the second data packet size is determined based on historical data for past transmission of other data packets;
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• transmitting, by the device, message comprising the second data packet size and a change request to change the data packets from the first data packet size to the second data packet size.

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

• monitoring a transmit control protocol performance associated with a first transmission of data packets over a first duration of time via a network comprising network equipment that has implemented fifth generation communication technology, wherein a packet size of the data packets is a first data packet size;
• collecting performance data over the first duration of time, wherein the performance data comprises a round trip time associated with a data packet of the data packets transmitted according to the first transmission and performance data captured during the first transmission;
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• evaluating the performance data and the round trip time to determine whether the transmit control protocol performance satisfies a function with respect to the threshold, wherein evaluating the performance data comprises evaluating a group of parameters comprising a packet data convergence protocol data unit size;
• detecting that the transmit control protocol performance satisfies the function with respect to the threshold;
• in response to detecting that transmit control protocol performance satisfies the function with respect to the first threshold, determining a second data packet size to use for a second transmission of the data packets over a second duration of time wherein the second data packet size is determined based on historical data for past transmissions of other data packets;
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• transmitting a request to change the packet size of the data packets to the second data packet size.