Patent ID: 8069265

Claim:
A method for communication, the method comprising: in a home network comprising a plurality of communication devices, each of said plurality of communication device comprises a plurality of processors, wherein said plurality of processors collaborate to perform functions comprising: using a first plurality of said processors in a first communication device for monitoring said plurality of communication devices, network traffic characteristics of a plurality of communication channels in said home network, wherein at least a second communication device of said plurality of communication devices is also operable to monitor said network traffic characteristics of one or more of said plurality of channels in said home network; and using a second plurality of said processors in said first communication device for re-routing network traffic for at least a portion of said plurality of communication channels in said home network, based on analysis, of at least said monitored network traffic characteristics, by said first communication device and said at least said second communication device within said home network, for said at least a portion of said plurality of communication channels based on said analysis.