Patent ID: 8665885

Claim:
A method for providing a user with an indication of service quality associated with a plurality of services accessible by a user by means of a user terminal, the user terminal being connected to a residential gateway, thereby forming a home network at the user's premises, and the residential gateway being connected to a service provider via a public communication network, comprising: sending from said user terminal to said residential gateway a request of availability of said plurality of services; and at said residential gateway: determining a service bandwidth demand associated with each service of said plurality of services; determining a bandwidth availability in the home network by monitoring bandwidth occupancy in the home network; determining a bandwidth availability in the public communication network by carrying out a negotiation procedure with the service provider; determining a service quality available for each service of said plurality of services based on the service bandwidth demand, the bandwidth availability in the home network, and the bandwidth availability in the public communication network for the respective service; sending to the user terminal an indication of the service quality available for each service of said plurality of services; and periodically updating the indication of the service quality available for each service of the plurality of services, taking into account the activation of one or more services of the plurality of services.