Wireless data priority services

1. A computer implemented method, comprising

determining a priority level for a user equipment, the priority level being determined using a quality of service class identifier (QCI) level, the QCI level including at least one of a guaranteed-bit rate QCI level and a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level;

executing, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, an admission control procedure to reserve transmission capacity for the user equipment;

scheduling, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, a packet delay budget associated with determined priority level for the user equipment, and the reserved transmission capacity, at least one data packet for transmission to or from the user equipment, the scheduling including allocating at least one resource for transmission of the at least one data packet in accordance with a ranking of and one or more bit rates assigned to one or more bearers associated with a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level; and

transmitting, based on the scheduling, the at least one data packet.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a base station, having at least one processor and at least one memory, is configured to perform at least one of the determining, the executing, the scheduling, and the transmitting.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the admission control procedure is configured to reserve transmission capacity for at least one of the following: a capacity available for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a capacity available for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a capacity consumed by high priority access guaranteed bit rate bearers, capacity consumed by public guaranteed bit rate bearers, capacity reserved for high priority access, and capacity reserved for public use.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the admission control procedure is performed based on at least one of the following: a requested bit rate for guaranteed bit rate bearers, a minimum bit rate for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and a minimum bit rate determined based on an allocation and priority information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scheduling is performed based on an available transmission bandwidth, wherein the transmission bandwidth is determined based on at least one of the following: an available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, an available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a consumed bandwidth by public guaranteed bit rate bearers, a consumed bandwidth by high priority access guaranteed bit rate bearers, a reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, and a reserved bandwidth for public users.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scheduling is performed based on at least one weighted proportionally fairness factor, the weighted proportionally fairness factor is determined based on at least one of the following: a reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, an available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and an available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one weighted proportionally fairness is determined based on at least one of the following

oPFh =Max( X,Ah /( Ah+Ap ))

oPFp =Max(1− X,Ap /( Ah+Ap ))

wherein oPFh is associated with a bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and oPFp is associated with a bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, X is the reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, Ap is the available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and Ah is the available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising

determining, based on the determined priority of the user equipment, that the user equipment is a non-high priority access user equipment;

transmitting, based on the determined priority of the user equipment, an overload signal from a first base station to a second base station, the non-high priority access user equipment is communicatively coupled with the first base station; and

off-loading the non-high priority access user equipment from the first base station to the second base station.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising barring the non-high priority access user equipment from communicating with the first base station based on an access class of the non-high priority access user equipment.

10. A system comprising:

at least one programmable processor; and

a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a priority level for a user equipment, the priority level being determined using a quality of service class identifier (QCI) level, the QCI level including at least one of a guaranteed-bit rate QCI level and a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level;

executing, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, an admission control procedure to reserve transmission capacity for the user equipment;

scheduling, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, a packet delay budget associated with determined priority level for the user equipment, and the reserved transmission capacity, at least one data packet for transmission to or from the user equipment, the scheduling including allocating at least one resource for transmission of the at least one data packet in accordance with a ranking of and one or more bit rates assigned to one or more bearers associated with a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level; and

transmitting, based on the scheduling, the at least one data packet.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein a base station, having at least one processor and at least one memory, is configured to perform at least one of the determining, the executing, the scheduling, and the transmitting.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the admission control procedure is configured to reserve transmission capacity for at least one of the following: a capacity available for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a capacity available for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a capacity consumed by high priority access guaranteed bit rate bearers, capacity consumed by public guaranteed bit rate bearers, capacity reserved for high priority access, and capacity reserved for public use.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the admission control procedure is performed based on at least one of the following: a requested bit rate for guaranteed bit rate bearers, a minimum bit rate for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and a minimum bit rate determined based on an allocation and priority information.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the scheduling is performed based on an available transmission bandwidth, wherein the transmission bandwidth is determined based on at least one of the following: an available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, an available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, a consumed bandwidth by public guaranteed bit rate bearers, a consumed bandwidth by high priority access guaranteed bit rate bearers, a reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, and a reserved bandwidth for public users.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the scheduling is performed based on at least one weighted proportionally fairness factor, the weighted proportionally fairness factor is determined based on at least one of the following: a reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, an available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and an available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one weighted proportionally fairness is determined based on at least one of the following

oPFh =Max( X,Ah /( Ah+Ap ))

oPFp =Max(1 −X,Ap /( Ah+Ap ))

wherein oPFh is associated with a bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and oPFp is associated with a bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, X is the reserved bandwidth for high priority access bearers, Ap is the available bandwidth for public non-guaranteed bit rate bearers, and Ah is the available bandwidth for non-guaranteed bit rate bearers.

17. The system according to claim 10 , further comprising

determining, based on the determined priority of the user equipment, that the user equipment is a non-high priority access user equipment;

transmitting, based on the determined priority of the user equipment, an overload signal from a first base station to a second base station, the non-high priority access user equipment is communicatively coupled with the first base station; and

off-loading the non-high priority access user equipment from the first base station to the second base station.

18. The system according to claim 10 , further comprising barring the non-high priority access user equipment from communicating with the first base station based on an access class of the non-high priority access user equipment.

19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a priority level for a user equipment, the priority level being determined using a quality of service class identifier (QCI) level, the QCI level including at least one of a guaranteed-bit rate QCI level and a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level;

executing, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, an admission control procedure to reserve transmission capacity for the user equipment;

scheduling, based on the determined priority level for the user equipment, a packet delay budget associated with determined priority level for the user equipment, and the reserved transmission capacity, at least one data packet for transmission to or from the user equipment the scheduling including allocating at least one resource for transmission of the at least one data packet in accordance with a ranking of and one or more bit rates assigned to one or more bearers associated with a non-guaranteed-bit rate QCI level; and

transmitting, based on the scheduling, the at least one data packet.