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Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Anumita Biswas, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Joshua V. Graessley, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01); H04W 76/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for electronic devices to control a multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) connection. An MPTCP connection between two endpoints may be established. The MPTCP connection may include at least one MPTCP subflow. At least one of the endpoints may be configured to act as a master with respect to the MPTCP connection. The master may perform one or more control operations on the MPTCP connection, while if one of the endpoints is not a master, that endpoint may not perform control operations on the MPTCP connection. The control operations may include initiating or establishing new MPTCP subflows or modifying a priority level of one or more MPTCP subflows of the MPTCP connection.


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