An automatic, adaptive voice/data Ethernet device with automatic assignment of quality of service is disclosed. When a “short” packet arrives (where short can be a default value or a configured value, if desired), it is tagged and a table is searched based upon the packet's information. If there...http://www.google.com/patents/US6917589?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6917589 - Automatic quality of service assignment in ethernet switches
