Feature Request: QoS

Another vote for QoS in Gen 1 please.

I wrote a longer reply in the thread to my original comment, but TL;DR: neither gen1 nor gen2 eero supports any sort of WAN-based QoS or BufferBloat protection, so we're back to voting for this for the entire product line.

I would like to see QOS implementation too since I am not very pleased by euro's management in my low bandwidth connection. I would like to be able to prioritize streaming and web browsing over all the other. Hope it will be implemented in the near future.

I've noticed all devices latencies shoot up when one device is streaming. While this one device is not remotely saturating the bandwidth, it's causing mega-latency issues across the network. the QoS feature should allow me to prioritize devices I'd like to not be affected by this type of traffic. 

EXCELLENT!

My bufferbloat rating from dslreports went from "D" to "A" on a Comcast cable connection.

Now this is what I am talking about! Very nicely done guys (the engineers for your work and Eero for listening) my network feels faster already 

I read the article on the latest SQM release.  That's great, thank you!   However, we'd still appreciate improved visibility and transparency to pinpoint bandwidth hogs and throttle them on the fly, or prioritize traffic for key devices when needed, or shape traffic rules to fit our regular usage patterns.
We all love automated magic, but what geeks really need is better feedback and control of our networks.  Thank you.

Since the SQM update I have noticed far more balance on the network while multiple devices are demanding bandwidth. At first I was a little disappointed at the lack of custom control but with how well it manages automatically it just saves time and headaches. Brilliantly executed. 

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This thread seems silent. I wanted to kick it back to life. I’d still love to see prioritization. Possibly by profile. Then users could create tiers out of their profiles and prioritize the most critical devices via the “tier one“ group. 

Definitely QoS support and the ability to give specific devices priority (upload and download) over any other device. I work from home a lot and have a voip phone and use video conferencing a lot. Would love to ensure my voip phone and conference device always have priority. Sometimes my voice gets choppy when other devices are streaming or downloading on my network. 

SQM has not handled the recent work+study from home bandwidth demands well at all in my home. Our MSFT Teams and Zoom calls were all suffering, especially on the upload side, as it competes with Dropbox/GDocs/OneDrive real-time collaboration, not to mention the kids streaming content like crazy. I had to get a different router (non-mesh) with manual QoS and it's a night and day difference. Whereas before, on my eero Pro + 2 Beacons, my voice would constantly cut off to other meeting participants and my video would not work, I can now reliably work in MSFT Teams with full audio+video+content sharing (while everyone else in the house does the same) plus have Spotify and Apple TV running without any issues. I went with a TP-Link Archer router and so far the only downside has been loss of range in the house, which I now fully appreciate being a benefit of the eero. So please, please, please let us manually prioritize traffic somehow.  This work+study from home scenario might be here to stay longer than most imagine and whatever companies can deliver the tools to facilitate this will be winners, just look at Zoom (i'll ignore their security issues).  

New to Eero. I’m surprised there is no QoS that allows one to prioritize a device or profile. SQM is nice but not a replacement. Is such QOS patented by a competitor? This could be a dealbreaker...

Here is the use case. Covid home isolation. 2 parents and 2 kids on 4 zoom calls. How can SQM know that today it should prioritize Mom’s important zoom presentation? Is there a way to accomplish this with Eero? 

Jeff C. I read a reply you gave that said you love real-world examples (sorry if you regret that lol) yirenng and I have the same problem.

I have two computers pulling a lot of bandwidth while I'm working. One computer is a continuous Zoom feed so all of us coworkers can be "in the room together." It's a necessity for the job for us to be able to call things out and for me to be able to see the video that's being streamed back to me.

My other computer is where I'm actually doing my work, which is download- and upload-heavy. I need my main work computer to take major priority at all times, even if I lose some quality on the Zoom temporarily. I have 1G internet and looked at the Zoom computer's usage vs my work computer and that Zoom computer is really sucking up all the bandwidth. I've done my best to minimize the quality as much as I can. Also, I can't run the Zoom on my main work computer because I'm already at my limit what it can handle.

I know that's not what this forum is for, but I am open to any and all advice if there's another way I can accomplish the same goal.

I really do appreciate the idea of the Smart Queue Management when I'm not working, but if I could just wave a wand and have exactly what I wanted (we call it fantasia at my job), I could turn on and off the priority device mode.

My ISP, WOW! provided the eero mesh system and the positive change in my ability to have Wifi throughout the house is phenomenal!

Would love to see some type of hard device prioritizing. I’ve enabled SQM, only issue is I work from home and have kids using zoom to do remote school too. For work I have a Cisco video device and a voip phone. I would like to ensure these devices always have priority during the day, over streaming or any other thing. 

Not seeing SQM on the eero 6 but I saw some posts saying it is coming and I’ve heard some great things about it. Would still love to see true QoS controls available for the more advanced users. I have found your routers to be much more reliable than anything else on the market and am excited as the features catch up. 

I can’t find smart queue management in eero app under the labs section. Was it removed ?

any replacement or recommendations for a QOS feature in eero app?

have An eero 6 mesh , 1+2 units.

I have the latest Eero 6 and invested in a total of 3 extenders and literally one device sending upstream/upload data can bring down the entire network. I love them overall but the lack of this option is a blocker to continue using it. 

This Smart Queue Management feature is critical for me to keep these devices or I will shelve them and look at another solution like Netgear Nighthawk.

I need SQM or QoS (anything at this point). This is a deal-breaker for me. Eero 6 3-pack and the high ping in games is killing me.

Is there a timeline on when or if this will become available on the eero 6 devices? 

Can we get a QoS feature to give specific devices top priority? The "Optimize for Conferencing and Gaming" works most of the time.

When I'm working and my kids are gaming or streaming, my work has to come first. Eero seems to give the streaming or games priority over downloading or uploading reports,  over working on web-based applications, and even over video conferences with screen sharing. I believe this could be fixed by setting my work computer as top priority, and letting Eero figure out the rest.

I just purchased Eero 6 devices. 2 RRouters and 2 extenders for my home network. A big part of this decision was based on the Blog post and help files on the EERO website showing QoS support. Now that I have the system installed, and set up. There is no QoS or SQM options or menus anywhere. I am quite disappointed and about to return these devices. EERO 6 has some great features but what a friggin letdown to have been misled like this. But I should have expected it from an Amazon company I guess.