Patent ID: 7382791

Claim:
A method for operating a home wireless router comprising: establishing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that supports wireless communications within a WLAN service area; establishing broadband communications via a broadband connection with a VoIP service accumulator; servicing a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area, the plurality of wireless terminals including at least one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal; receiving a query from the VoIP service accumulator requesting information regarding the home wireless router's prior servicing of VoIP calls; responding to the VoIP service accumulator with information regarding the home wireless router's prior servicing of VoIP calls; sending a bandwidth reservation request to the VoIP service accumulator to reserve capacity on the broadband connection for servicing VoIP calls: receiving a bandwidth reservation response from the VoIP service accumulator to confirm reservation of capacity on the broadband connection for servicing VoIP calls; and the home wireless router and the VoIP service accumulator subsequently servicing VoIP calls within the WLAN based upon the information regarding the home wireless router's prior servicing of VoIP calls.