Mobile router with priority rate limiting

摘要

An embodiment of a mobile router, comprises: a wireless wide area network interface to access a cellular network; a local area network interface to provide access to devices for transfer of data; priority information associated with predetermined types of download data; data rate information associated with the priority information; first apparatus to determine the priority of download data via the wide area network interface; second apparatus to determine if data is being transferred via the local area network interface; and third apparatus to control the data rate for the download data based on the priority information, the data rate configuration information, and whether data is being transferred via the local area network interface.

主权项

1. A mobile router, comprising:
a wireless wide area network interface to access a cellular network; a local area network interface to provide access to devices for transfer of device data; priority information comprising priorities associated with predetermined types of download data downloaded over said wireless wide area network interface; data rate configuration information associated with said priority information, said data rate configuration information comprises one or more lower priorities assigned to each said data download of one or more corresponding predetermined types and comprises a higher priority assigned to said device data transfers initiated by one of said devices coupled to said local area network interface; first apparatus to determine a priority of said download data from said priority information; second apparatus to determine if said device data is being transferred via said local area network interface; third apparatus to control a data rate for said download data based on said priority information and said data rate configuration information when said device data is being transferred via said local area network interface; and said third apparatus controls said data rate of said download data at a maximum data rate when said device data is not being transferred via said local area network interface.