Patent ID: 7383343

Claim:
A home gateway for providing QoS to home LAN devices on a home network having a non-QoS capable device, the gateway comprising: a modem operable to bridge traffic between a home LAN of the home network and a WAN cable network; and a portal service interface connected to the modem, the interface adapted to operate as a proxy for QoS reservations associated with the non-QoS capable device and data communications traffic between the non-QoS capable device and other home LAN devices on the home network, wherein the portal service interface comprises a web browser operable to request, facilitate an input and determine the QoS requirements of the non-QoS capable device on the home network based on the input, wherein the web browser comprises an HTTP protocol to request, input and determine the QoS requirements of the non-QoS capable device on the home network, and wherein the HTTP protocol is further operable to request, facilitate a manual input associated with characteristics of the home LAN device, and determine the QoS requirements of the LAN device on the home network based on the manual input, wherein the determination is employed to establish a connection between the devices on the home LAN, and to manage the exchange of information between the devices based on the QoS needs of the devices.