Temporary qos elevation for high-priority 5g messages

Abstract

Each message in 5G is processed according to a predetermined QoS (quality of service) that determines delay values, order of access, discard probability, and other transmission features. Systems and methods are disclosed for requesting an adjusted QoS for a single data message, without changing the default QoS of the user node's other messages. The QoS adjustment may be an increase in priority (for faster service) or a decrease (to save costs). The temporary QoS request may be transmitted as an SR (scheduling request) message or appended to an SR message. Alternatively, the QoS request may be transmitted on a random access channel concurrently with an SR message, or appended to a BSR (size) message or other message prior to the data message, among other versions disclosed. A nuanced QoS request may specify whether low latency or high reliability or other adjustment, or a combination, is requested. The network may use artificial intelligence (AI) to determine which users may access the QoS adjustment service and under what conditions. Users can thereby control the priority and handling of individual messages, without changing their default QoS, according to some embodiments.