Patent ID: 8345591

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processing subsystem, comprising a power management processor for managing power-related operations in the system; a plurality of transceivers, comprising a personal area network (PAN) transceiver, a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver, a cellular transceiver, and an Ethernet transceiver; and a quality of service (QOS) manager that is operable to manage QOS during data transmission in the system, wherein said QOS management comprises: determining QOS criteria associated with said data transmission; determining QOS related parameters associated with each of said plurality of transceivers; selecting one of said plurality of transceivers for said data transmission based on evaluation of: said determined QOS criteria for said data transmission; said determination of QOS related parameters associated with use of each of said plurality of transceivers for said data transmission; and power related parameters associated with use of each of said plurality of transceivers for said data transmission, wherein said power related parameters are determined by said power management processor.