Patent ID: 9407571
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for assigning a geographically appropriate domain name system (“DNS”) server to a mobile device, comprising: initializing a mobile internet protocol (“IP”) session for the mobile device with a packet data serving node (“PDSN”); communicating a registration request to a home agent, the home agent acting as a router on a home network of the mobile device and enabled to tunnel one or more data packets to and from the mobile device when the mobile device is outside the home network; and receiving a registration reply from the home agent for the mobile device, the registration reply including a DNS server assignment to a geographically appropriate DNS server, wherein the DNS server is operable to receive, from the mobile device, a DNS query including a hostname not associated with the mobile device, and to respond with an IP address corresponding to said hostname.