CONTENT AWARE WI-FI QoS
AssigneeBenu Networks, Inc.
InventorRajat GHAI
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Abstract
Described herein are techniques for providing content aware quality of service (QoS) metadata for a Wi-Fi connection to nodes in a network by incorporating the QoS metadata into a packet header so that the nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata. The Wi-Fi access gateway receives a data packet for an internet protocol (IP) connection with a radio node across the network, wherein the radio node is configured to connect to one or more Wi-Fi devices located near the radio node The Wi-Fi access gateway classifies underlying data content of the IP connection to determine QoS metadata for the IP connection based on the underlying data content. The Wi-Fi access gateway incorporates the QoS metadata into a packet header of the data packet so that nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata for the IP connection.
Claims15
A computerized method for providing content aware quality of service (QoS) metadata for a Wi-Fi connection to nodes in a network by incorporating the QoS metadata into a packet header so that the nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a Wi-Fi access gateway, a data packet for an internet protocol (IP) connection with a radio node across the network, wherein the radio node is configured to connect to one or more Wi-Fi devices located near the radio node;
- classifying, by the Wi-Fi access gateway, underlying data content of the IP connection to determine QoS metadata for the IP connection based on the underlying data content;
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- incorporating, by the Wi-Fi access gateway, the QoS metadata into a packet header of the data packet so that nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata for the IP connection.
A computing system configured to provide content aware quality of service (QoS) metadata for a Wi-Fi connection to nodes in a network by incorporating the QoS metadata into a packet header so that the nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata, comprising a Wi-Fi access gateway that includes a processor configured to run a module stored in memory that is configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a data packet for an internet protocol (IP) connection with a radio node across the network, wherein the radio node is configured to connect to one or more Wi-Fi devices located near the radio node;
- classify underlying data content of the IP connection to determine QoS metadata for the IP connection based on the underlying data content;
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- incorporate the QoS metadata into a packet header of the data packet so that nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata for the IP connection.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions operable to cause an apparatus to:
- receive a data packet for an internet protocol (IP) connection with a radio node across the network, wherein the radio node is configured to connect to one or more Wi-Fi devices located near the radio node;
- classify underlying data content of the IP connection to determine QoS metadata for the IP connection based on the underlying data content;
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- incorporate the QoS metadata into a packet header of the data packet so that nodes in the network can access the QoS metadata for the IP connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.