Resource allocation in a communication system supporting application flows having quality of service requirements

摘要

A method and apparatus for allocating and using a resource to transmit wireless information signals to a plurality of subscriber units wherein application flows are selected based on associated Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Compensation factors are evaluated for a plurality of QoS requirements. For a violation of a given QoS requirement, the corresponding compensation factor is calculated and applied to an adaptive weight, else the compensation factor is set to a default value.