Patent ID: 9036632
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F,G08B,H04L,H04W,Y02D,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions configured to be executed by a first electronic device when communicably coupled to other electronic devices of a fabric of devices in a home environment, the instructions comprising instructions to: receive an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) message at the first electronic device from a second electronic device over a first network of the fabric of devices, wherein the message is bound for a target electronic device; identify an Extended Unique Local Address encoded in an IPv6 header of the message, wherein the Extended Unique Local Address indicates that a second network is preferred to reach the target electronic device; and communicate the message through the fabric of devices toward the target electronic device using a second network based at least in part on the Extended Unique Local Address.