Network connectivity management
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJames Johnson, Brian Ewanchuk, Christopher Sires, Justin Hartin, Anthony Willie
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJames Johnson, Brian Ewanchuk, Christopher Sires, Justin Hartin, Anthony Willie
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Network connectivity management can manage (e.g., harmonize) network connectivity services and network connectivity modules. By way of example only, network connectivity management is applicable to connections to a network through a network connectivity service via a network connectivity module. In a described implementation, network connectivity configuration information is scanned to locate data that corresponds to a preferred network connectivity service for a given connection scenario. The network connectivity module used in the given connection scenario is extracted. It is detected if the extracted network connectivity module is a preferred network connectivity module that is associated with the preferred network connectivity service. If not, the connection scenario can be redirected away from the non-preferred network connectivity module and toward the preferred network connectivity module. A user may optionally be given an opportunity to elect to connect via the preferred network connectivity module.
A method comprising:
One or more processor-accessible media including processor-executable instructions that comprise a network connectivity manager, the network connectivity manager comprising a network connectivity determiner and a network connectivity redirector;
One or more processor-accessible media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform actions comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.