Patent ID: 8458302

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a first interface configured to communicate with a distribution network; a second interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a client; processing logic coupled with the first interface and the second interface; wherein the processing logic obtains data representative of a bandwidth for a session from an advertisement received via the first interface; wherein the processing logic receives a request from a client for the session via the second interface; wherein the processing logic determines whether sufficient bandwidth is available for the session based on the data representative of the bandwidth; wherein the processing logic admits the request from the client for the session responsive to determining sufficient bandwidth is available for the session based on the data representative of the bandwidth; wherein the processing logic prioritizes session traffic over non-session traffic having a lower priority; the processing logic shapes non-session traffic having a lower priority to allow more session traffic; and wherein the session comprises a plurality of streams having an associated priority, the data representative of the priority of the session further comprises data representative of a priority for individual streams belonging to the plurality of streams, and the processing logic prioritizes session traffic based on the associated priority.