Patent ID: 8570954

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving incoming traffic at a network device; classifying the incoming traffic into two or more quality of service (QoS) categories at an intermediate node in a wireless network; and re-routing, by the network device, the incoming traffic through cross links based on a classified QoS category associated with the incoming traffic, wherein re-routing the incoming traffic further comprises: in response to a reservation requirement being identified and an unallocated slot being available in a licensed frequency band, re-routing the incoming traffic to the unallocated slot in the licensed frequency band to meet the reservation requirement; in response to the reservation requirement being identified but no unallocated slot being available in the licensed frequency band, re-routing the incoming traffic to a best-effort slot in the licensed frequency band; and in response to the reservation requirement being identified and down-gradable, re-routing the incoming traffic to an unlicensed frequency band with lowered QoS requirements.