Patent ID: 8184550
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A networking device comprising: a network interface connected to an access network; at least first and second subnet interfaces coupled to at least a first and a second subnetwork respectively; a memory for storing classification rules applicable to data frames; a classification agent arranged for extracting, from an incoming data frame received via the network interface, information indicative of the data frame's requirement for network quality of service and for applying the classification rules to select one of the subnet interfaces via which the incoming data frame is to be forwarded according to meeting the data frame's requirement for network quality of service, the selecting being based on the extracted information from the data frame and the classification rules; and a quality of service (QoS) monitoring agent configured to query the subnet interfaces and retrieve quality of service information indicative of available network resources of the subnet interfaces and to dynamically update at least one of the classification rules based on the retrieved QoS information with rules for forwarding data frames to the subnet interface best arranged for meeting the data frame's quality of service requirement.