Patent ID: 7725594

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discover message from a client device; determining whether the message includes particular data, including vendor class identifier data that indicates that the client device is a video device or an audio device, where if the message includes the particular data, the method further comprises: identifying an address within a particular address group that has a first priority, and assigning the first priority to traffic associated with addresses within the particular address group, or where if the message does not include the particular data, the method further comprises: identifying a second address within a second address group that is different than the particular address group, and that has a second priority that is lower than the first priority, and assigning the second priority to traffic associated with addresses within the second group; and providing the identified address or the identified second address to the client device, where if the identified address is provided, the client device gives the traffic, assigned the first priority, priority over other traffic.