A priority scheme method (300) for a communication system (100) at a base station (110) is described herein. The method can include the steps of receiving (310) from one or more mobile devices (120, 130) a power status message and allocating (315) a data profile of a frame based on the power status messages to enable higher priority mobile devices to receive data in the frame before lower priority mobile devices. As an example, the power status message may indicate whether a mobile device is being powered by a portable power source (175) or a non-portable power source (195).
