Performing networking tasks based on destination networks
US8730801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/17
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems which identify and interact with network interfaces based on the network to which they provide access. A computing device operating in accordance with one or more of the principles described herein may examine available network interfaces and identify the network to which the network interfaces provide access, and perform networking tasks on interfaces based on the network identified. For example, a user may instruct a computing device to connect to a specified network, and the computing device will select a particular network interface by which to connect from the one or more available network interfaces that are able to connect to that network. Alternatively, a user may manage policies (e.g., security, connection, and application policies) based on the network to which a network interface provides access and thereby manage a network regardless of which of multiple network interfaces is used to access the network.
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