Class-based intelligent multiplexing over unmanaged networks

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• sending a content stream, via an unmanaged network, toward a client device;
• monitoring a capacity of the unmanaged network;
• determining whether an aggregate bandwidth of an upcoming portion of the content stream fits the capacity, wherein the upcoming portion of the content stream includes video content and user-interface data;
• in response to a determination that the aggregate bandwidth of the upcoming portion of the content stream does not fit the capacity:
• when the user-interface data is not the result of a user interaction:
• prioritizing a frame rate of the video content over latency for the user-interface data;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the aggregate bandwidth of the upcoming portion of the content stream does not fit the capacity:
• sending ahead one or more frames of the video content in the upcoming portion, and
• delaying the user-interface data in the upcoming portion.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by an electronic device, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• sending a content stream, via an unmanaged network, toward a client device;
• monitoring a capacity of the unmanaged network;
• determining whether an aggregate bandwidth of an upcoming portion of the content stream fits the capacity, wherein the upcoming portion of the content stream includes video content and user-interface data;
• in response to a determination that the aggregate bandwidth of the upcoming portion of the content stream does not fit the capacity:
• when the user-interface data is not the result of a user interaction:
• prioritizing a frame rate of the video content over latency for the user-interface data;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the aggregate bandwidth of the upcoming portion of the content stream does not fit the capacity:
• sending ahead one or more frames of the video content in the upcoming portion, and
• delaying the user-interface data in the upcoming portion.