Method and system for performing diagnostics in a gateway device based on monitoring parameters

1. A method of controlling a gateway device comprising a network processor, a first communication system, and a second communication system, the method comprising:

generating a first congestion notification request signal and a second congestion notification request signal at the network processor to allow coordinated control of first network signals that are communicated between the first communication system and the network processor and of second network signals that are communicated between the second communication system and the network processor;

communicating the first congestion notification request signal from the network processor to the first communication system;

communicating the second congestion notification request signal from the network processor to the second communication system;

modifying the first network signals at the first communication system in response to the first congestion notification request signal to form first modified network signals to allow coordinated control of the first modified network signals relative to the first network signals and the second network signals; and

receiving the first modified network signals at the network processor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first network signals are communicated between the first communication system and the network processor by communicating the first network signals between a first network interface and the network processor: and

the second network signals are communicated between the second communication system and the network processor by communicating the second network signals between a second network interface and the network processor.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising buffering the first network signals at the first communication system and buffering the second network signals at the second communication system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network signals are communicated between the first communication system and the network processor by communicating the first network signals between a Wi-Fi system and the network processor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network signals are communicated between the second communication system and the network processor by communicating the second network signals between a Wi-Fi system and the network processor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network signals are communicated between the first communication system and the network processor by communicating the first network signals between a modem and the network processor.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network signals are communicated between the second communication system and the network processor by communicating the second network signals between a modem and the network processor.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising throttling or shaping lower priority network signals at the second communication system in response to the second congestion notification request signal to form second modified network signals.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating the second modified network signals to a user device.

10. A gateway device comprising:

a first communication system;

a second communication system; and

a network processor in communication with the first communication system and the second communication system;

the network processor communicating a first congestion notification request signal to the first communication system;

the network processor communicating a second congestion notification request signal to the second communication system; and

the first communication system modifying first network signals, that are communicated between the first communication system and the network processor, at the first communication system in response to the first congestion notification request signal to form first modified network signals to allow coordinated control of the first modified network signals relative to the first network signals and relative to second network signals, that are communicated between the second communication system and the network processor, and to allow receipt of the first modified network signals at the network processor.

11. The gateway device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication system comprises a first network interface and the second communication system comprises a second network interface.

12. The gateway device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication system comprises a Wi-Fi system.

13. The gateway device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication system comprises a first modem and the second communication system comprises a second modem.

14. The gateway device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication system throttles or shapes lower priority network signals in response to the first congestion notification request signal to form the first modified network signals and wherein the network processor communicates the first modified network signals to a user device.

15. The gateway device of claim 10 , wherein the second communication system throttles or shapes lower priority network signals in response to the second congestion notification request signal to form second modified network signals and wherein the network processor communicates the second modified network signals to a user device.

16. A method of controlling a gateway device comprising a network processor, a first communication system, and a second communication system, the method comprising:

generating a first congestion notification request signal and a second congestion notification request signal at the network processor to allow coordinated control of first network signals and of second network signals, the first network signals being communicated between the network processor and the first communication system and the second network signals being communicated between the network processor and the second communication system;

communicating the first congestion notification request signal from the network processor to the first communication system;

communicating the second congestion notification request signal from the network processor to the second communication system; and

responsive to the first congestion notification request signal, modifying the first network signals at the first communication system, the modifying forming first modified network signals to allow coordinated control of the first modified network signals relative to the first network signals and the second network signals.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the first network signals are communicated between the network processor and the first communication system by communicating the first network signals between the network processor and a first network interface; and

the second network signals are communicated between the network processor and the second communication system by communicating the second network signals between the network processor and a second network interface.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising buffering the first network signals at the first communication system, buffering the second network signals at the second communication system, and modifying the second network signals at the second communication system in response to the second congestion notification request signal to form second modified network signals to allow coordinated control of the second modified network signals relative to the first network signals and the second network signals.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first network signals are communicated between the network processor and the first communication system by communicating the first network signals between the network processor and a Wi-Fi system.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second network signals are communicated between the network processor and the second communication system by communicating the second network signals between the network processor and a Wi-Fi system.