System and method for providing multiple quality of service classes

A system for providing multiple quality of service classes to a subscriber using a terminal unit, comprising:

• a gateway operable to communicate with a network;
• and
• a base station coupled to the gateway, the base station operable to communicate with the terminal unit over a wireless interface, the base station also operable to:
• receive a first packet associated with a first application and a second packet associated with a second application from the gateway, the applications executed by the terminal unit;
• identify a first quality of service class associated with the first packet and a second quality of service class associated with the second packet using quality of service information, the quality of service information associated with the first and second applications, at least a portion of the quality of service information identified by a network address;
• communicate the first packet to the terminal unit using the first quality of service class;
• and
• communicate the second packet to the terminal unit using the second quality of service class.

A method for providing multiple quality of service classes to a subscriber using a terminal unit, comprising:

• receiving a first packet associated with a first application and a second packet associated with a second application, the applications executed by the terminal unit;
• identifying a first quality of service class associated with the first packet and a second quality of service class associated with the second packet using quality of service information, the quality of service information associated with the first and second applications, at least a portion of the quality of service information identified by a network address;
• communicating the first packet over a wireless interface using the first quality of service class;
• and
• communicating the second packet over the wireless interface using the second quality of service class.