Patent ID: 9185004
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a gateway device, a content item addressed to a client device; determining, by the gateway device, a protocol in which the content item is formatted; in response to determining that the content item is not formatted according to Internet Protocol (IP), re-formatting, by the gateway device, the content item into one or more IP packets; determining whether the content item corresponds to a specified content media type; in response to determining that the content item corresponds to the specified content media type, selecting a network for transmitting the content item to the client device based on quality of service criteria, the selected network comprising one of a first network and a second network, wherein both the first and second networks are networks at a location of the client device; and in response to determining that a first bandwidth of the selected network, the first bandwidth being prioritized for the specified content media type, is unavailable, selecting a second bandwidth of the selected network, the second bandwidth being prioritized for a different content media type, and transmitting the content item to the client device using the second bandwidth.