US Patent 7802008 Quality of service management in network gateways

An apparatus for ensuring quality-of-service in a network is provided. A first stream sender having a flow control parameter and transmitting a first stream. A network interconnection receiving the first stream and a second stream. First stream being a non-realtime stream and the second stream being a realtime stream. A bandwidth control being associated with the network interconnection. The bandwidth control adjusting the flow control parameter for supporting quality-of-service parameters associated with the second stream.