System and method for intelligently selecting a network interface

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

• prioritizing two or more network interfaces, the two or more network interfaces including a first network interface and a second network interface;
• initially attempting a connection over the first network interface, the first network interface having a relatively higher priority than the second network interface;
• starting a fallback timer substantially concurrently with attempting the connection over the first network interface;
• wherein if the fallback timer has reached a first specified timer threshold prior to a successful connection being established over the first network interface, then attempting a connection over the second network interface in parallel with the attempt to connect over the first network interface, wherein the attempting the connection over the first and second network interfaces includes attempting to establish a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection using the first and second network interfaces, respectively;
• and
• using the first one of the first and second network interfaces over which a connection is successfully established to communicate data.

A network client comprising a processor for processing program code to perform the operations of:

• prioritizing two or more network interfaces, the two or more network interfaces including a first network interface and a second network interface;
• initially attempting a connection over the first network interface, the first network interface having a relatively higher priority than the second network interface;
• starting a fallback timer substantially concurrently with attempting the connection over the first network interface:
• wherein if the fallback timer has reached a first specified timer threshold prior to a successful connection being established over the first network interface, then attempting a connection over the second network interface in parallel with the attempt to connect over the first network interface, wherein the attempting the connection over the first and second network interfaces includes attempting to establish a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection using the first and second network interfaces, respectively;
• and
• using the first one of the first and second network interfaces over which a connection is successfully established to communicate data.