Patent ID: 11924089
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory in communication with the one or more processors, the memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
establishing a media communications session using a first of at least two network paths and a first unique IP address for the first of at least two network paths, the media communications session established in a computing environment comprising a plurality of computing devices configured to provide media communications services by a plurality of virtual machines hosted on the plurality of computing and storage devices;
receiving, from the computing environment via a programming interface, a signal indicating a switch to a second path of the at least two network paths and a second of the unique IP addresses; and
enabling the second path of the at least two network paths and the second of the unique IP addresses while maintaining the media communications session during switching between the first and second IP addresses.