A terminal device for use with a telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising receiver circuitry, transmitter circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured: to control the receiver circuitry to receive data from infrastructure equipment of the network, wherein an element of the network is a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP, DASH - aware Network Element DANE; to monitor whether a predetermined condition is met, the predetermined condition being met indicating that network assistance by the element of the network for supporting transmission of the data to the receiver circuitry is potentially required, and, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is met, to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit a request to infrastructure equipment of the network requesting that a data communication path be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device; to control the receiver circuitry to receive, from infrastructure equipment of the network, a signal indicating whether the request for the data communication path to be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device has been granted; when it is indicated that the request for a data communication path to be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device has been accepted, to control the transmitter circuitry and/or receiver circuitry to establish the data communication path between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device; to monitor whether a data boost predetermined condition is met, the data boost predetermined condition being met indicating that additional communication resources are required for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment of the network to the receiver circuitry, wherein it is determined that the data boost predetermined condition is met, to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit, via the established data communication path, a request to the element of the network for providing network assistance requesting additional communication resources to be made available for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment to the receiver circuitry; and to receive a response from the element of the network for providing network assistance indicating whether the request to the element of the network for providing network assistance requesting additional communication resources to be made available for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment to the receiver circuitry has been granted or declined. to control the receiver circuitry to receive data from infrastructure equipment of the network, wherein an element of the network is a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP, DASH - aware Network Element DANE; to monitor whether a predetermined condition is met, the predetermined condition being met indicating that network assistance by the element of the network for supporting transmission of the data to the receiver circuitry is potentially required, and, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is met, to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit a request to infrastructure equipment of the network requesting that a data communication path be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device; to control the receiver circuitry to receive, from infrastructure equipment of the network, a signal indicating whether the request for the data communication path to be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device has been granted; when it is indicated that the request for a data communication path to be established between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device has been accepted, to control the transmitter circuitry and/or receiver circuitry to establish the data communication path between the element of the network for providing network assistance and the terminal device; to monitor whether a data boost predetermined condition is met, the data boost predetermined condition being met indicating that additional communication resources are required for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment of the network to the receiver circuitry, wherein it is determined that the data boost predetermined condition is met, to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit, via the established data communication path, a request to the element of the network for providing network assistance requesting additional communication resources to be made available for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment to the receiver circuitry; and to receive a response from the element of the network for providing network assistance indicating whether the request to the element of the network for providing network assistance requesting additional communication resources to be made available for transmission of the data from the infrastructure equipment to the receiver circuitry has been granted or declined.