Add a CAKE-only SQM Mode Alongside IntelliQoS/NFQ Classification

[Woolf]

Hello Keenetic team,

I would like to request a more transparent and more flexible SQM option inside IntelliQoS.

I understand that IntelliQoS already provides application classification, traffic prioritization and CAKE-based SQM/AQM behavior.

However, some users may prefer an OpenWrt like CAKE-only SQM mode that focuses mainly on queue control, fairness and bufferbloat reduction, without depending on application classification or an NFQ/classification-based traffic path.

My request is not to remove IntelliQoS. Instead, please consider adding an optional mode such as:

• IntelliQoS automatic mode;
• IntelliQoS with application prioritization;
• CAKE-only SQM mode.

The CAKE-only mode would be useful for users who want predictable latency control even when traffic is encrypted, unknown, mixed, VPN-based, or not classified correctly. In many real home networks, perfect application recognition is difficult.

It would also be useful to document or expose which CAKE/SQM mechanisms are active, such as:

• device/host fairness;
• flow fairness;
• DiffServ behavior, including modes similar to besteffort, diffserv3 or diffserv4;
• NAT awareness;
• ACK filtering;
• WAN overhead compensation for PPPoE, VLAN, DSL, cable and Ethernet;
• download-side SQM using ingress shaping / IFB-like behavior;
• whether SQM is active on upload, download or both.

The main practical benefit would be a choice between two approaches:

1. IntelliQoS mode: application-aware prioritization and automatic classification.
2. CAKE-only SQM mode: advanced, more deterministic queue management focused on fairness and stable loaded latency.

This would make KeeneticOS more attractive to advanced users who currently prefer OpenWrt SQM-CAKE for predictable bufferbloat control, host fairness and transparent CAKE behavior.

Thank you for considering this request.

Edited Saturday at 11:40 PM by Woolf