Scheduling data transmissions in a wireless network

1. A wireless network, the wireless network comprising:

a network device comprising:

a processor configured to send a first parameter for each of a plurality of radio bearers of a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of radio bearers is associated with a channel;

the processor further configured to send an allocation message for an uplink resource to the UE;

circuitry configured to receive data from the plurality of radio bearers in response to the allocation message, wherein allocation of resources for the data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero is provided before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero;

the processor further configured to send, to a network controller, the data from the plurality of radio bearers of the UE;

and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

2. The wireless network of claim 1 further comprising:

the circuitry further configured to receive a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

3. The wireless network of claim 1 , wherein the received data includes data of others of the plurality of radio bearers.

4. The wireless network of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.

5. A wireless network device comprising:

a processor configured to send a first parameter for each of a plurality of radio bearers of a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of radio bearers is associated with a channel;

the processor further configured to send an allocation message for an uplink resource to the UE;

circuitry configured to receive data from the plurality of radio bearers in response to the allocation message, wherein allocation of resources for the data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero is provided before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

6. The wireless network device of claim 5 further comprising:

the circuitry further configured to receive a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

7. The wireless network device of claim 5 , wherein the received data includes data of others of the plurality of radio bearers.

8. The wireless network device of claim 5 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.

9. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a processor configured to utilize a plurality of radio bearers;

circuitry configured to receive a first parameter from a network device corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers and receive an allocation message for an uplink resource from the network device;

the processor further configured to allocate resources in response to the allocation message, wherein resources are allocated for data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

10. The UE of claim 9 further comprising:

circuitry configured to send a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.

12. A method performed by a wireless network, the method comprising:

sending, by the wireless network, a first parameter for each of a plurality of radio bearers of a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of radio bearers is associated with a channel;

sending, by the wireless network, an allocation message for an uplink resource to the UE;

receiving, by the wireless network, data from the plurality of radio bearers in response to the allocation message, wherein allocation of resources for the data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero is provided before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless network, a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the received data includes data of others of the plurality of radio bearers.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.

16. A method performed by a wireless network, the method comprising:

sending, by a network device, a first parameter for each of a plurality of radio bearers of a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of radio bearers is associated with a channel;

sending, by the network device, an allocation message for an uplink resource to the UE;

receiving, by the network device, data from the plurality of radio bearers in response to the allocation message, wherein allocation of resources for the data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero is provided before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero;

sending, by the network device to a network controller, the data from the plurality of radio bearers of the UE; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving, by the network device, a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the received data includes data of others of the plurality of radio bearers.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.

20. A method performed by a wireless network device, the method comprising:

sending, by the wireless network device, a first parameter for each of a plurality of radio bearers of a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of radio bearers is associated with a channel;

sending, by the wireless network device, an allocation message for an uplink resource to the UE;

receiving, by the wireless network device, data from the plurality of radio bearers in response to the allocation message, wherein allocation of resources for the data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero is provided before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless network device, a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the received data includes data of others of the plurality of radio bearers.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the third parameter.

24. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

utilizing, by the UE, a plurality of radio bearers;

receiving, by the UE, a first parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers from a network device and receiving an allocation message for an uplink resource from the network device;

allocating, by the UE, resources in response to the allocation message, wherein resources are allocated for data of each channel of a radio bearer having a second parameter above zero before another channel's data for transmission having a third parameter less than or equal to zero; and

wherein the second parameter is derived from a first channel's first parameter and the third parameter is derived from a second channel's first parameter.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

sending, by the UE, a plurality of indications of buffer occupancies corresponding to each of the plurality of radio bearers.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the second parameter is derived by multiplying the first channel's first parameter with a fourth parameter and the third parameter is derived by multiplying the second channel's first parameter with the fourth parameter.