Multi-path end-to-end connectivity for cellular mesh networks

A base station (BS) in a wireless communication network, the BS comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• identify congestion in the wireless communication network experienced by the BS, wherein the wireless communication network includes a plurality of BSs, of which the BS is one, that provide a plurality of paths for transfer of data between a gateway and a user equipment (UE);
• and
• generate congestion feedback information indicating the congestion in the wireless communication network;
• and
• a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to transmit the congestion feedback information to at least one other BS in the wireless communication network;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to identify multiple of the paths that respective portions of the data are split between to be transferred between the gateway and the UE, wherein the multiple paths are determined based at least in part on the congestion feedback information, and wherein the determination of the multiple paths that the respective portions of the data are split between is made by the BS or indicated to the BS by the gateway, and
• wherein the transceiver is configured to transfer, via the wireless communication network based on the identified multiple paths, the data between the UE and the gateway.