Dynamic allocation of resources to support split processing of wireless network communication layers

A system comprising:

• a wireless access point;
• a wireless communication link established between the wireless access point and a communication device;
• a first upper-layer processing unit allocated to process upper-layers of network communications over the wireless communication link;
• a first lower-layer processing unit allocated to process lower-layers of the network communications over the wireless communication link;
• and
• the first upper-layer processing unit operable to, in response to receiving notification of a service to be provided over the wireless communication link, select an upper-layer processing unit from a candidate pool of multiple upper-layer processing units to support the service over the wireless communication link.

Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• establish a wireless communication link between a wireless access point and a communication device, the wireless communication link initially supported by a combination of a first upper-layer processing unit and a first lower-layer processing unit in the network;
• notify the first upper-layer processing unit of a requested service to be provided to the communication device over the wireless communication link;
• and
• at the upper-layer processing unit, select an upper-layer processing unit from a candidate pool of multiple available upper-layer processing units to support the requested service over the wireless communication link.