Patent ID: 8131303

Claim:
A multi-mode wireless network, the multi-mode wireless network comprising: a first wireless access point, the first wireless access point in communication with a network that accesses an Internet; a second wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the second wireless access point using a first type of service, wherein the second wireless access point is provided a first portion of bandwidth by the first wireless access point, the first portion of bandwidth associated with the first type of service; a third wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the third wireless access point using a second type of service, wherein the third wireless access point is provided a second portion of bandwidth by the first wireless access point, the second portion of bandwidth associated with the second type of service; and an ISP server in communication with the first wireless access point via the Internet, wherein the ISP server is configured to establish rules for allocating bandwidth according to priority, and to push the rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points, wherein the first portion and the second portion of bandwidth are provided based on said rules, wherein the ISP server is further configured to change the rules based on a change in the priority, and to push the changed rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points, so as to change allocation and provision of the first and second portions of bandwidth without need for reconfiguring any of the wireless access points.