Wireless device and method for setting packet de-queue scheduling of packet queue device based on airtime quota allocation

A method for setting a packet de-queue scheduling of a packet queue device having packets of a plurality of groups which are queued therein, each of the plurality of groups including at least one wireless communications client, the method comprising:

• obtaining an airtime utilization or a throughput utilization of at least one group of the plurality of groups;
• assigning a plurality of airtime quota settings to the plurality of groups at least based on the airtime utilization or the throughput utilization of the at least one group of the plurality of groups;
• and
• setting the packet de-queue scheduling according to at least the airtime quota setting;
• wherein the step of assigning the plurality of airtime quota settings to the plurality of groups comprises:
• when a summation of throughputs of a plurality of lower priority groups reaches a predetermined throughput threshold, decreasing an airtime quota setting assigned to a highest-priority group in the plurality of specific groups, and increasing an airtime quota setting assigned to at least one lower-priority group in the plurality of lower priority groups.

A method for setting a packet de-queue scheduling of a packet queue device having packets of a plurality of groups which are queued therein, each of the plurality of groups including at least one wireless communications client, the method comprising:

• obtaining an airtime utilization or a throughput utilization of at least one group of the plurality of groups;
• assigning a plurality of airtime quota settings to the plurality of groups at least based on the airtime utilization or the throughput utilization of the at least one group of the plurality of groups;
• and
• setting the packet de-queue scheduling according to at least the airtime quota setting;
• wherein the step of assigning the plurality of airtime quota settings to the plurality of groups comprises:
• when a throughput of a highest-priority group does not exceed a predetermined throughput threshold, assigning a maximum airtime quota setting to the highest-priority group, and assigning a minimum airtime quota setting to each lower-priority group in the plurality of groups;
• and
• when the throughput of the highest-priority group exceeds the predetermined throughput threshold, decreasing an airtime quota setting assigned to the highest-priority group in the plurality of groups, and increasing an airtime quota setting assigned to at least one lower-priority group in the plurality of groups.