Apparatus for a wireless network access device, the apparatus comprising a first communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication device; a second communication interface for communicating with a network gateway device; and a control module configured to: receive information related to a granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel from the network gateway device, receive a first request for wireless uplink resources from the wireless communication device via the first communication interface, wherein the first request for wireless uplink resources comprises information related to a buffer state at the wireless communication device, detect a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device, provide data flow information to the wireless communication device if a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device is detected, provide a second request for wired uplink resources to the network gateway device via the second communication interface based on the first request for wireless uplink resources, wherein the second request for wired uplink resources is related to uplink resources of a wired uplink channel of the network gateway device, and provide a grant of the requested wireless uplink resources to the wireless communication device based on the first request for wireless uplink resources. a first communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication device; a second communication interface for communicating with a network gateway device; and a control module configured to: receive information related to a granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel from the network gateway device, receive a first request for wireless uplink resources from the wireless communication device via the first communication interface, wherein the first request for wireless uplink resources comprises information related to a buffer state at the wireless communication device, detect a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device, provide data flow information to the wireless communication device if a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device is detected, provide a second request for wired uplink resources to the network gateway device via the second communication interface based on the first request for wireless uplink resources, wherein the second request for wired uplink resources is related to uplink resources of a wired uplink channel of the network gateway device, and provide a grant of the requested wireless uplink resources to the wireless communication device based on the first request for wireless uplink resources. receive information related to a granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel from the network gateway device, receive a first request for wireless uplink resources from the wireless communication device via the first communication interface, wherein the first request for wireless uplink resources comprises information related to a buffer state at the wireless communication device, detect a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device, provide data flow information to the wireless communication device if a mismatch between the information related to the granted request for wired uplink resources of the wired uplink channel and the information related to the buffer state at the wireless communication device is detected, provide a second request for wired uplink resources to the network gateway device via the second communication interface based on the first request for wireless uplink resources, wherein the second request for wired uplink resources is related to uplink resources of a wired uplink channel of the network gateway device, and provide a grant of the requested wireless uplink resources to the wireless communication device based on the first request for wireless uplink resources.