Abstract: A system includes an egress apparatus communicatively coupled with an ingress apparatus via at least one bi-directional network connection established for a given site. Each of the ingress and egress apparatuses includes packet categorizer to categorize each of the egress data packets based on packet evaluation thereof with respect to prioritization rules. Packet routing control places each outgoing data packet (from the ingress or egress apparatus) in one of multiple according to the categorization of each respective packet to control sending the packets according to the priority of the respective queue into which each packet is placed.

Abstract: As an example, a method includes storing, in non-transitory memory, prioritization rules that establish a priority preference for egress of data traffic for a first location. The first location includes a first location apparatus to control egress of data traffic for the first location apparatus and a second location apparatus at a second location, which is different from the first location, to receive data traffic and cooperate with the first apparatus to measure bandwidth with respect to the first location. The first location apparatus is coupled with the second location apparatus via at least one bidirectional network connection. The method also includes estimating capacity of the at least one network connection for the egress of data traffic with respect to the first location. The method also includes categorizing each packet in egress data traffic from the first location based on an evaluation of each packet with respect to the prioritization rules.