Automatic qos optimization in network equipment

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing resource of a network device, cause the network device to:

• collect performance measurements associated with a connection of the network device to a network;
• compute Quality of Service (“QoS”) settings for the network device based on the collected performance measurements for the connection;
• and
• apply the computed QoS settings to QoS functions of the network device.

A network router device comprising:

• at least one network connection connecting the network router device to a network;
• a firmware including Quality of Service (“QoS”) functions for managing network traffic over the network connection on the network;
• an optimization control module configured to perform the steps of
• collect current line metrics associated with the network connection,
• determine if there has been a material change in a line metric value,
• upon determining that there has been a material change in a line metric value, determine optimized QoS settings for the network router device based on the current line metrics, and
• apply the optimized QoS settings to the QoS functions of the network router;
• and
• a scheduler configured to initiate the optimization control module on a periodic basis according to a schedule configured for the network router device.