Method and system for optimizing communication in a home network via a gateway

A system, comprising:

• a broadband gateway configured to enable communication with a plurality of devices and to handle at least one connection to at least one network access service provider, the broadband gateway comprising at least one processor, at least one circuit, or any combination thereof configured to:
• receive capability information corresponding to a particular device of the plurality of devices;
• receive a request for video content from the particular device;
• select, based at least in part on the received capability information, a version of the video content from a plurality of content versions that correspond to the request and are available through the at least one corresponding network access service provider, wherein the selected version is selected based at least in part on an optimization and a version characteristic, the optimization being based at least in part upon a bandwidth to transfer the video content in a home network associated with the devices and the broadband gateway, wherein the version is one of plurality of versions of the content, wherein the version characteristics are respectively associated with the versions, wherein selecting the version of the video content is further based at least in part on an amount of bandwidth being consumed by the home network;
• and
• receive the selected version of the content from the at least one corresponding network access service provider.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a broadband gateway, capability information corresponding to a particular device of a plurality of devices;
• receiving, by the broadband gateway, a request for content from the particular device;
• selecting, based at least in part on the received capability information and a bandwidth available on the home network associated with the devices and the broad band gateway, a version of the content from a plurality of content versions available from a content provider or from at least one of the devices;
• and
• receiving, by the broadband gateway, the selected version of the content.