Adaptive load-aware user-specific spectrum access mechanisms for radio access network (ran) systems

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a first priority configuration list that rank orders, for a group of users of a cellular communication system, a plurality of bands available on the cellular communication system, wherein the first priority configuration list is associated with a camping process;
• obtaining a second priority configuration list that rank orders, for the group of users, the plurality of bands available on the cellular communication system, wherein the second priority configuration list is associated with a leg selection process;
• obtaining a first alternate priority configuration list that rank orders, for the group of users, the plurality of bands available on the cellular communication system, wherein the first alternate priority configuration list is associated with the camping process, and wherein a rank ordering of the first alternate priority configuration list differs from a rank ordering of the first priority configuration list;
• obtaining a second alternate priority configuration list that rank orders, for the group of users, the plurality of bands available on the cellular communication system, wherein the second alternate priority configuration list is associated with the leg selection process, and wherein a rank ordering of the second alternate priority configuration list differs from a rank ordering of the second priority configuration list;
• dynamically determining a loading condition of the cellular communication system;
• based at least in part upon the loading condition, dynamically assigning the first and second priority configuration lists for use in facilitating wireless communications between the cellular communication system and mobile devices of the group of users;
• dynamically determining that the loading condition has changed, resulting in a determination;
• and
• based at least in part upon the determination being that the loading condition has changed, dynamically assigning the first and second alternate priority configuration lists for use in facilitating subsequent wireless communications between the cellular communication system and the mobile devices of the group of users.

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, priority configuration information that provides a first ranking, for a group of users of a wireless communication system, of a plurality of bands available on the wireless communication system;
• obtaining, by the processing system, alternate priority configuration information that provides a second ranking, for the group of users, of the plurality of bands available on the wireless communication system, wherein the second ranking differs from the first ranking;
• dynamically determining, by the processing system, a network traffic condition of the wireless communication system;
• in response to the network traffic condition meeting a first threshold, dynamically applying, by the processing system, the priority configuration information to first wireless communications between the wireless communication system and user equipment devices of the group of users;
• dynamically determining, by the processing system, a subsequent network traffic condition of the wireless communication system;
• and
• in response to the subsequent network traffic condition meeting a second threshold, dynamically applying, by the processing system, the alternate priority configuration information to second wireless communications between the wireless communication system and the user equipment devices of the group of users.