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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua V. Graessley, San Jose, CA (US);
Stuart Cheshire, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 61/1511 (2013.01); H04L 61/6077 (2013.01); H04L 61/6086 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Internet protocol (IP) addresses are received from one or more domain name service (DNS) servers for accessing a remote host in response to a DNS query. The IP addresses are prioritized based on a list of preferred network interfaces associated with a plurality of networks. A network connection is established with the remote host using the most prioritized one of the IP addresses and a network protocol associated with the most prioritized IP address, where the most prioritized IP address is routable to reach the remote host over a network via the most preferred network interface.