Relative quality of service adaptation of bi-directional multi-mode traffic

A radio access network node, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a composite traffic message corresponding to a first traffic flow, wherein the composite traffic message comprises at least one first packet corresponding to a first traffic flow and quality information associated with the at least one first packet, wherein the quality information comprises a related traffic flow indication indicative of a second traffic flow related to the first traffic flow and a relative quality of service indication indicative of a relative quality of service criterion corresponding to the first traffic flow and the second traffic flow;
• transmit, to a user equipment according to a first scheduling, a second packet corresponding to the second traffic flow;
• and
• transmit, to the user equipment, at least one of the at least one first packet according to a second scheduling, wherein the first scheduling is determined, with respect to the at least one of the at least one first packet being transmitted, according to the relative quality of service criterion, and wherein the radio access network node avoids notifying the user equipment of the first scheduling.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that configure at least one processor of a radio access network node to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a first protocol data unit corresponding to a first traffic flow directed to a user equipment;
• receiving a related traffic flow indication indicative of a second traffic flow related to the first traffic flow and a relative quality of service indication indicative of a relative quality of service criterion corresponding to the first traffic flow and the second traffic flow, wherein the first traffic flow and the second traffic flow correspond to an independent quality of service criterion;
• transmitting, to the user equipment according to a first scheduling, a second protocol data unit corresponding to the second traffic flow;
• and
• transmitting, to the user equipment, the first protocol data unit according to a second scheduling, wherein the first scheduling is determined, with respect to the transmitting of the first protocol data unit, and wherein the radio access network node does not notify the user equipment of the first scheduling.