Patent ID: 11863465
Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for providing intelligent bandwidth prioritization, comprising:
selecting a prioritization policy to apply to an access point operating on a local network, wherein the prioritization policy comprises a plurality of traffic classifications, and wherein the prioritization policy selection is based on one or more attributes and/or factors of the local network;
receiving a traffic flow at the access point;
classifying the traffic flow according to a traffic classification of the selected prioritization policy;
applying a priority value to the traffic flow based on the traffic classification;
assigning the traffic flow to a classification-based queue corresponding to the priority value;
processing the traffic flow based on parameters of the assigned queue for delivering the traffic flow to an intended device of the local network;
monitoring the traffic flow;
determining whether the traffic flow in the local network has degraded; and
if the traffic flow in the local network is determined to have degraded, dynamically modifying the prioritization policy being applied to the access point.