Systems and methods facilitating configuration of router quality of service policies for prioritizing standalone network traffic

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a router including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving data packets from a plurality of user equipment, wherein the data packets are classified according to markings configured to identify a class of service to which each packet belongs, wherein the class of service is associated with a quality of service that determines a priority treatment of each packet;
• detecting the markings of each packet and based on the detected markings, recognizing that each packet corresponds to standalone network traffic or non-standalone network traffic;
• and
• prioritizing forwarding of the standalone network traffic when a determination is made that bandwidth is limited.

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a processing system of a router including a processor, first data packets utilizing a first communication platform;
• detecting, by the processing system of the router, second data packets utilizing a second communication platform;
• marking, by the processing system of the router, a class of service in the first data packets and in the second data packets, wherein the class of service is associated with a quality of service that determines a priority treatment of each data packet and the marking of the class of service is different between the first data packets and the second data packets to prioritize one of the first data packets and the second data packets whichever uses a newer communication platform between the first communication platform and the second communication platform;
• and
• scheduling, by the processing system of the router, to forward the first data packet and the second data packet, wherein the scheduling further comprises prioritizing the forwarding based on the marking of the class of service.