Abstract: A router comprising: i) a switch fabric; and ii) N Layer 2 modules coupled by the switch fabric, each of the N Layer 2 modules capable of receiving data packets in Layer 2 frames and forwarding the received data packets using Layer 2 addresses associated with the Layer 2 frames, wherein a first one of the Layer 2 modules comprises a Layer 3 routing engine capable of forwarding a first received data packet through the switch fabric directly to a second one of the Layer 2 modules using a Layer 3 address associated with the first received data packet if the first Layer 2 module does not recognize a Layer 2 address associated with the first received data packet.

Abstract: A base station for use in a point-to-multipoint wireless network. The base station transmits downstream data packets in a downstream traffic channel to customer premises equipment (CPE) devices and receives upstream data packets in an upstream traffic channel from the CPE devices. The base station determines queue status of at least one queue associated with at least one application in each of the CPE devices and, in response to the determination, the base station re-allocates bandwidth from a first queue associated with a first CPE device to a second queue.