Uplink transmission scheduling for wireless communication networks

An eNodeB for uplink scheduling for a plurality of UEs in communication with the eNodeB, the eNodeB comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a resource allocation module executable by the processor to:
• based on a demand for resource blocks received from at least one of plurality of UEs, determine number of the resource blocks to be allocated for the at least one UE;
• for Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) bearers, allocate resource blocks from a total number of resource blocks;
• determine remaining resource blocks from the total number of resource blocks;
• allocate remaining resource blocks to non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (non-GBR) based on a Packet Delay Budget (PDB) and a priority associated with the UE;
• and
• based on the allocating, assign the resource blocks to the UE, for scheduling uplink communication with the at least one UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method for uplink scheduling over a communication channel in a communication network including at least one User Equipment (UE) and a base station, the method comprising:

• determining whether the UE is associated with at least one of Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) bearers and non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (non-GBR) bearers;
• for each of the GBR-bearers and the non-GBR-bearers, computing a demand for resources for establishing an uplink communication, wherein the demand is computed based on physical layer characteristics and transport layer characteristics associated with the communication channel;
• communicating the demand as a request message to the base station;
• and
• in response to the request message, receiving an allocation of resources for uplink scheduling from the base station.