Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate generating uplink requests that account for bit rates of multiple radio bearers. In particular, one or more radio bearers serviced by a user equipment are assigned priorities. In addition, each radio bearer is assigned a prioritized bit rate and a maximum bit rate. The prioritized bit rates and maximum bit rates of at least one bearer are utilized to determine a high priority queue size and a total queue size. The queue sizes are incorporated into an uplink resource request transmitted to an access point.