Dynamic priority calculator for priority based scheduling

A system for scheduling access to a medium for a plurality of nodes that share access to the medium, the system comprising:

• priority processing circuitry configured to:
• receive, for each of the plurality of nodes to be scheduled, a plurality of priority type values and a corresponding weighting factor value for each priority type value of the plurality type values;
• and
• determine, for each of the plurality of nodes to be scheduled, a priority total based on the received plurality of priority type values and the corresponding weighting factor values;
• scheduler circuitry communicatively coupled to the priority processing circuitry, the scheduler circuitry configured to receive the priority totals and generate a schedule for the plurality of nodes to access the medium, such that a node of the plurality of nodes with a corresponding higher priority total is allocated access to the medium before another node of the plurality of nodes with a corresponding relatively lower priority total;
• and
• a database coupled to the priority processing circuitry, the database configured to provide an update to a weighting factor value after the schedule has been deployed,
• wherein the priority processing circuitry is further configured to update the corresponding priority of the node associated with the weighting factor and the scheduling circuitry is further configured to update the schedule based on the updated priority and provide the updated schedule to nodes affected by the update.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a machine, configure the machine to:

• receive, for each of a plurality of nodes to be scheduled, a plurality of priority type values and a corresponding weighting factor value for each priority type value of the plurality type values;
• determine, for each of the plurality of nodes to be scheduled, a priority total based on the received plurality of priority type values and the corresponding weighting factor values;
• schedule the plurality of nodes such that a node of the plurality of nodes with a corresponding higher priority is allocated access to the medium before another node of the plurality of nodes with a corresponding relatively lower priority;
• provide the schedule to each of the plurality of nodes;
• receive, from a database coupled to machine, an update to a weighting factor value after the schedule has been deployed;
• update the corresponding priority of the node associated with the weighting factor;
• update the schedule based on the updated priority;
• and
• provide the updated schedule to nodes affected by the update.