Method and apparatus for performing wireless communications

A method comprising:

• transmitting, to an apparatus of a communication network, configuration information for a first bearer for a first machine-type communication service type and a second bearer for at least one second machine-type communication service type of a plurality of machine-type communication service types;
• wherein each of the plurality of machine-type communication service types is associated with a priority level of at least one priority level from the communication network,
• wherein the at least one priority level is based on an identified at least one of a narrowband occupancy by a machine-type communication service type, a maximum number of machine-type communication bearers, or a blockage of non-guaranteed bit rate traffic by a machine-type communication service type, and
• wherein a second machine-type communication service type is associated with a priority level that is promoted higher than a non-guaranteed bearer of the first machine-type communication service type, said first machine-type communication service type comprising a voice over internet protocol service,
• wherein based on the first machine-type communication service type and the second machine-type communication service type occupying a same narrowband, and a duration of the higher priority of the second machine-type communication service type exceeding a predetermined time, discarding at least one packet of the first machine-type communication service type;
• and
• communicating with the apparatus using said first bearer for said first machine-type communication service type and the second bearer for said at least one second machine-type communication service type.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, where the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
• transmit, to an apparatus of a communication network, configuration information for a first bearer for a first machine-type communication service type and a second bearer for at least one second machine-type communication service type of a plurality of machine-type communication service types;
• wherein each of the plurality of machine-type communication service types is associated with a priority level of at least one priority level from the communication network,
• wherein the at least one priority level is based on an identified at least one of a narrowband occupancy by a machine-type communication service type, a maximum number of machine-type communication bearers, or a blockage of non-guaranteed bit rate traffic by a machine-type communication service type, and
• wherein a second machine-type communication service type is associated with a priority level that is promoted higher than a non-guaranteed bearer of the first machine-type communication service type, said first machine-type communication service type comprising a voice over internet protocol service,
• wherein based on the first machine-type communication service type and the second machine-type communication service type occupying a same narrowband, and a duration of the higher priority of the second machine-type communication service type exceeding a predetermined time, discarding at least one packet of the first machine-type communication service type;
• and
• communicate with the apparatus with the voice over internet protocol service based on the priority level using said first bearer for said first machine-type communication service type and the second bearer for said at least one second machine-type communication service type.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, where the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform:
• receiving, by the apparatus in a communication network, configuration information for a first bearer for a first machine-type communication service type and a second bearer for at least one second machine-type communication service type of a plurality of machine-type communication service types;
• wherein each of the plurality of machine-type communication service types is associated with a priority level of at least one priority level from the communication network,
• wherein the at least one priority level is based on an identified at least one of a narrowband occupancy by a machine-type communication service type, a maximum number of machine-type communication bearers, or a blockage of non-guaranteed bit rate traffic by a machine-type communication service type,
• wherein said first machine-type communication service type is comprising a voice over internet protocol service,
• wherein a second machine-type communication service type is associated with a priority level that is promoted higher than a non-guaranteed bearer of the first machine-type communication service type, said first machine-type communication service type comprising a voice over internet protocol service, and
• wherein based on the first machine-type communication service type and the second machine-type communication service type occupying a same narrowband, and a duration of the higher priority of the second machine-type communication service type exceeding a predetermined time, discarding at least one packet of the first machine-type communication service type;
• and
• communicating with a base station with the voice over internet protocol service based on the priority level using said first bearer for said first machine-type communication service type and the second bearer for said at least one second machine-type communication service type.