Traffic flow management in a cellular network

A traffic flow management node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to cause the traffic flow management node to:
• for each tile of a plurality of tiles of the cellular network, measure a traffic flow in the tile based on a location and corresponding velocity of at least one user equipment in the cellular network from information provided by the at least one user equipment and estimate subsequent traffic flow in the tile based on a comparison of the measured traffic flow in the tile to one or more previously measured traffic flows in the tile;
• and
• a transmitter, wherein the traffic flow management node is further configured to employ the transmitter to transmit an indication of the estimated subsequent traffic flow in the tile to a resource management node enabling management of resources related to the traffic flows in at least one tile of the cellular network by said resource management node.

A method of managing traffic flows in a cellular network by a resource management node, the method comprising:

• managing resources related to the traffic flows in at least one tile of a plurality of tiles of the cellular network based on an estimated subsequent traffic flow for each tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network,
• wherein the estimated subsequent traffic flow for each tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network is based on a comparison of a traffic flow in the tile measured based on a location and corresponding velocity of at least one user equipment in the cellular network to one or more previously measured traffic flows in the tile;
• and
• providing the managed resources to one or more user equipments in the at least one tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network.

A resource management node comprising:

• processing circuitry
• for configuring the resource management node to:
• manage resources related to the traffic flows in at least one tile of a plurality of tiles of the cellular network based on an estimated subsequent traffic flow for each tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network,
• wherein the estimated subsequent traffic flow for each tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network is based on a comparison of a traffic flow in the tile measured based on a location and corresponding velocity of at least one user equipment in the cellular network to one or more previously measured traffic flows in the tile;
• and
• provide the managed resources to one or more user equipments in the at least one tile of the plurality of tiles of the cellular network.