Enhanced front-haul interface to support low latency communication

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device comprising at least one processor, a stream of data packets comprising a first data packet associated with a time sensitive communication requirement and a second data packet associated with a time tolerant communication requirement;
• based on the stream of data packets, determining, by the device, that the first data packet is associated with a last hybrid automatic repeat request opportunity within a defined latency budget for transmission to receiver equipment;
• based on the first data packet being associated with the last hybrid automatic repeat request opportunity within the defined latency budget, assigning, by the device, a high enhanced common public radio interface value to the first data packet;
• based on the high enhanced common public radio interface value, encapsulating, by the device using an enhanced common public radio interface encapsulation process, the first data packet to create first encapsulated data;
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• using, by the device, a transport layer network encapsulation process to encapsulate the first encapsulated data to create second encapsulated data.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a stream of data packets comprising a first data packet associated with a time sensitive communication specification and a second data packet associated with a time tolerant communication specification;
• determining, based on the stream of data packets, that the first data packet is associated with a last hybrid automatic repeat request functionality within a defined latency budget for transmission to receiver equipment;
• based on the first data packet being determined to be associated with the last hybrid automatic repeat request functionality within the defined latency budget, assigning a high enhanced common public radio interface value to the first data packet;
• based on the high enhanced common public radio interface value, encapsulating, using an enhanced common public radio interface encapsulation process, the first data packet to create first encapsulated data;
• and
• using a transport layer network encapsulation process to encapsulate the first encapsulated data to create second encapsulated data.