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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Raymond G. Octaviano, Ii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daryl Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Philip J. Jakes, Durham, NC (US);
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Raymond G. Octaviano, II, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daryl Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Philip J. Jakes, Durham, NC (US);
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
This present invention relates to a method for using hypervisors to enable stable wireless network connections. The crux of the invention involves pushing the control of the networking devices from the Operating System level down to a networking front end hypervisor level. The hypervisor will control all networking devices, the authentication for these devices, and the selection of which connection to use. The hypervisor will also perform Network Address Translation (NAT) to the Operating System. Thus, the Operating System will receive a single, private IP address for use with the Operating System's applications. The hypervisor will handle the change of the IP address when roaming between networks and hide it from the Operating System through the use of the NAT.