Delivering a Plurality of Simultaneous Sessions to a Client via a Radio Access Network

A method at a network node for delivering a plurality of simultaneous sessions to a client via a Radio Access Network (RAN), the method comprising:

• identifying a streaming session among the plurality of simultaneous sessions;
• reshaping the streaming session into a sequence of bursts and silent periods;
• identifying at least one non-time-critical session among the plurality of simultaneous sessions;
• reshaping the at least one non-time-critical session into respective sequences of bursts and silent periods such that bursts, or silent periods, or both, of the at least one non-time-critical session are aligned with bursts, silent periods, or both, respectively, of the streaming session;
• and
• transmitting the sequences of bursts and silent periods to the RAN.

A network node for delivering a plurality of simultaneous sessions to a client via a Radio Access Network, RAN, the network node configured to:

• identify a streaming session among the plurality of simultaneous sessions;
• reshape the streaming session into a sequence of bursts and silent periods;
• identify at least one non-time-critical session among the plurality of simultaneous sessions;
• reshape the at least one non-time-critical session into respective sequences of bursts and silent periods such that bursts, or silent periods, or both, of the at least one non-time-critical session are aligned with bursts, silent periods, or both, respectively, of the streaming session;
• and
• transmit the sequences of bursts and silent periods to the RAN.