Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems disclosed provide for conditional quality of service classification. For example, in some aspects, messages received over a first network interface may be analyzed to reclassify the appropriate quality of service for the messages. Messages received over a second network interface may rely on quality of service information included in the messages themselves, such as quality service information stored in a QOS control field of a media access control header. The quality of service information may also be propagated through one or more protocol layers by including the quality of service information in a memory structured shared, in some aspects, between kernel mode drivers, and user mode network applications. This may provide for the quality of service information to be propagated across multiple nodes in a multi-hop communication path, without experiencing computational overhead associated with multiple reclassifications.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for setting network communication parameters at a network interface based on the types of applications being executed at one or more computer devices that interface with the network. Thus, for example, the network interface can set the communication bandwidth, priority, or combination thereof, for each executing application based on the application type. By setting the network communication parameters for each application based on the application type, the applications can communicate with the network more efficiently.