Patent ID: 11902797
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A home network controller device for use with a first client device and a second client device, said home network controller device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said home network controller device to:
establish a first wireless network for use by the first client device;
establish a second wireless network for use by the second client device;
establish a number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over a first predetermined number of cycles of usage;
establish a first airtime fairness portion of the number of tokens of the first predetermined number of cycles of usage for use on the first wireless network;
establish a second airtime fairness portion of the number of tokens of the first predetermined number of cycles of usage for use on the second wireless network;
decrease the number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over a second predetermined number of cycles of usage when a number of unused tokens over the first predetermined number of cycles of usage is greater than a threshold, so as to establish a second number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over the second predetermined number of cycles of usage;
establish a first airtime fairness portion of the second number of tokens of the second predetermined number of cycles of usage for use on the first wireless network; and
establish a second airtime fairness portion of the second number of tokens of the second predetermined number of cycles of usage for use on the second wireless network.