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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Orange, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
Mohamed Boucadair, Chatillon, FR;
Christian Jacquenet, Chatillon, FR;
Assignee:
Orange, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 61/251 (2022.01); H04L 101/659 (2022.01); H04L 101/686 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/251 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 2101/659 (2022.05); H04L 2101/686 (2022.05);
Abstract
A method for a client device to obtain an IP address in order to access a network resource via at least one IP network. The method includes: inserting, in a request for obtaining an IPv6 address in order to access the network resource intended for a DNS server, a piece of information representing an IP address type expected by the client device of the DNS server in response to the obtaining request if the network resource has an IPv4 connectivity; and sending the obtaining request to the DNS server.