Patent ID: 8051481
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a processor discovering automatically a user by using traffic in a network; the processor monitoring a performance of an application relevant to the user; the processor assessing performance of the application; based on the performance of the application, the processor determining a first category of the network traffic and a second category of the network traffic, wherein the first category of the network traffic is trusted traffic and the second category of the network traffic is other than trusted traffic; and the processor controlling the first category of the network traffic by sending the first category of the network traffic through a first network resource; and the processor controlling the second category of the network traffic by sending the second category of the network traffic through a second network resource, wherein the second network resource is different from the first network resource, wherein the first category of the network traffic is provided with a different quality of service than the second category of the network traffic.