Patent ID: 8908518
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a data packet at a first network device, the data packet comprising a packet header and payload, the packet header including a differentiated services code point field; identifying one or more network congestion parameters of a network associated with the first network device; modifying the differentiated services code point field within the data packet to include service class identifier codes based on the identified one or more network congestion parameters, the service class identifier codes identifying quality of service settings tailored to applications operable to interpret the service class identifier codes; forwarding the modified data packet to a second network device suited to interpret the service class identifier codes through one or more intermediate routers that are not suited to interpret the service class identifier codes, wherein the service class identifier codes comprise: a hand-held definition video setting using a 1 Mbps data rate; a standard definition video setting using a 3 Mbps data rate; a high definition video setting using an 8 Mbps data rate; and, a three-dimensional high definition video setting using a 12 Mbps data rate.