Patent ID: 8520603

Claim:
A system for monitoring and optimizing network performance to a wireless device comprising: a first wireless router in direct communication with said wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and said wireless device, said wireless router configured to: count the total of said data packets being communicated via said wireless router during a time period; count said data packets including real-time content being communicated via said wireless router during said time period; determine bandwidth of said data packets being communicated via said wireless router; determine bandwidth of said data packets including real-time content being communicated via said wireless router; determine network performance information associated with data packets communicated over said wireless router; and a packet network switch in network communication with said first wireless router for communicating said data packets between said first wireless router and said packet network switch; and a network management device in communication with said packet network switch for instructing said packet network switch to route the network performance information to said network management device, said network management device utilizing said network performance information to: identify network performance problems associated with the first wireless router; and transmit instructional data packets to the first wireless router that include instructions for optimizing network performance to said wireless device in response to identify a network performance problem associated with the first wireless router.