Grade of service and fairness policy for bandwidth reservation system

Abstract

A transceiver apparatus and method to select data from one of a plurality of queues for transmission via a shared wireless medium based on a first value. Each of the plurality of queues has at least one associated priority, an assigned second value, and an assigned maximum continuous transmission time. Wherein the first value is derived from the assigned second value of the queue associated with the selected data. Further, the transceiver apparatus and method are configured to transmit at least one wireless signal including the selected data for a duration not exceeding the assigned maximum continuous transmission time of the queue associated with the selected data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A transmission device comprising:
 an antenna; and   a transceiver operatively coupled to the antenna, wherein the transceiver is configured to select data from one of a plurality of queues for transmission via a shared wireless medium based on a first value, wherein each of the plurality of queues has at least one associated priority, an assigned second value, and an assigned maximum continuous transmission time; wherein the first value is derived from the assigned second value of the queue associated with the selected data; and   the transceiver and the antenna are configured to transmit at least one wireless signal including the selected data for a duration not exceeding the assigned maximum continuous transmission time of the queue associated with the selected data.   
     
     
         2 . The transmission device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of queues includes data for a plurality of users. 
     
     
         3 . The transmission device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one associated priority is determined by grade of service. 
     
     
         4 . A method comprising:
 selecting, by a transmission device, data from one of a plurality of queues for access transmission via a shared wireless medium based on a first value, wherein each of the plurality of queues has at least one associated priority, an assigned second value and an assigned maximum continuous transmission time; wherein the first value is derived from the assigned second value of the queue associated with the selected data; and   transmitting, by the transmission device, at least one wireless signal including the selected data for a duration not exceeding the assigned maximum continuous transmission time of the queue associated with the selected data.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein at least one of the plurality of queues includes data for a plurality of users. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the at least one associated priority is determined by grade of service.