A method, apparatus, and system for identifying and efficiently treating classes of traffic

摘要

An approach for processing packets for transmission over a satellite communications network (100) is disclosed. A communication system includes a satellite terminal (200) that provides connectivity for a host. The satellite terminal (200) includes a user interface (203) that receives a packet associated with an application from the host, and classification logic (208) that classifies the packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the corresponding application. The satellite terminal (200) also includes a mapping logic (301) that maps the one transport service to one of a plurality of packet delivery services, wherein the one packet delivery service provides transmission of the packet to the satellite. The system also includes a hub that is configured to communicate with the satellite terminal (200) over the satellite to provide the plurality of packet delivery services. <IMAGE>