Dynamic integrated access and backhaul for wireless networks

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• discovering a network topology of a radio access network (RAN) domain of a cellular communication system, the RAN domain comprising a base transceiver station and a wireless backhaul network, wherein the base transceiver station comprises a centralized unit and a plurality of distributed units configured for wireless communication with user equipment and, via the wireless backhaul network, with the centralized unit;
• observing operation of the RAN domain, to obtain a plurality of observations, wherein the wireless backhaul network comprises at least one distributed unit of the plurality of distributed units in wireless communication with the centralized unit, the at least one distributed unit in further communication with a mobile cellular core network via the centralized unit;
• determining a demand for a cellular communication service;
• and
• configuring the wireless backhaul network to obtain a configured wireless backhaul network according to the demand and according to the plurality of observations, wherein the configured wireless backhaul network comprises the at least one distributed unit of the plurality of distributed units in wireless communication with the centralized unit.

A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• identifying network elements of a radio access domain of a mobile communication system, the radio access domain including a base transceiver station comprising a centralized unit and a plurality of distributed units configured for wireless communication with user equipment and with the centralized unit;
• observing operation of the radio access domain configured to deliver mobile communication services to the user equipment via a least one distributed unit of the plurality of distributed units, wherein the mobile communication services utilize a wireless backhaul network of the radio access domain comprising at least one distributed unit of the plurality of distributed units in wireless communication with the centralized unit, the at least one distributed unit in communication with a mobile cellular core network via the centralized unit;
• determining a demand for the mobile communication services;
• and
• configuring the wireless backhaul network to obtain a configured wireless backhaul network according to the demand and according to the observing, wherein the configured wireless backhaul network comprises the at least one distributed unit of the plurality of distributed units in wireless communication with the centralized unit.