The application describes a communication system including a first apparatus having a single application processor operably coupled to a non-transitory memory and a local group of discrete radio resources each including a modem. The single application processor of the first apparatus is configured to at least execute the instructions of receiving a request from a first user equipment to communicate with a second user equipment in an overloaded network. The single application processor of the first apparatus is also configured to execute the instructions of checking capacity of the local group of radio resources. The single application processor of the first apparatus is further configured to execute the instructions of sending a capacity request for information to a second, remote apparatus in the overloaded network. The second edge router includes a single application processor operably coupled to a non-transitory memory and a local group of discrete radio resources each including a modem.