WIPO ASSIGNS PATENT TO ZTE FOR "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IPV4/IPV6 DUAL STACK TERMINALS TO CONNECT TO NETWORKS" (CHINESE INVENTOR)

GENEVA, Jan. 5 -- Publication No. WO/2010/148946 was published on Dec. 29.

Title of the invention: "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IPV4/IPV6 DUAL STACK TERMINALS TO CONNECT TO NETWORKS."

Applicants: ZTE CORPORATION (CN).

Inventors: Kai Ju (CN).

According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "A method for Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) / Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) dual stack terminals to connect to networks is disclosed in the present invention, including: configuring the connection policy with respect to network priorities; according to the connection policy with respect to network priorities, selecting the network to be connected to with the first priority; according to the requirement of the present network, automatically re-configuring the network to connect to an IPv4/IPv6 network. A system for IPv4/IPv6 dual stack terminals to connect to networks is also disclosed in the present invention. In this system, a network connection selection unit is used for selecting the network to be connected to with the first priority according to the configured connection policy with respect to network priorities; a network connection re-configuration unit is used for automatically re-configuring the network to connect to an IPv4/IPv6 network. By using the method and the system of the present invention, terminals supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 are able to connect to IPv4/IPv6 networks automatically."

The patent was filed on June 8, 2010 under Application No. PCT/CN2010/073657.

For further information please visit: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ia.jsp?ia=CN2010/073657

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