1. A method by a network component for scheduling resources considering data rate-efficiency and fairness trade-off, the method comprising: determining a value of Jain's fairness index (JFI) for transmitting a service to a plurality of users; maximizing, for the determined value of JFI, a sum of throughputs for transmitting the service to the plurality of users, wherein maximizing the sum of throughputs for the determined value of JFI includes selecting a suitable value for a tuning parameter in an efficiency and fairness trade-off relation model for the JFI and the sum of throughputs; and allocating resources for transmitting the service to the plurality of users in accordance with the maximized sum of throughputs for the determined value of JFI.