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Automatic software upgrade

US10089099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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126References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Shih-Chun Chang · San Jose, US
Jackson Ngoc Ki Pang · Sunnyvale, US
Varun Sagar Malhotra · Sunnyvale, US
Hai Trong Vu · San Jose, US
Roberto Fernando Spadaro · Milpitas, US
Ashutosh Kulshreshtha · Fremont, US
Navindra Yadav · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 6, 2016
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/12
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically downloading and launching a new version of software package on components in a network environment. In some examples, an upgrade server of a network environment keeps a copy of all versions of software packages running on nodes or sensors of the network environment, identifications of corresponding nodes or sensors, and public keys associated with the software packages. The upgrade server can authenticate a new version of a software package using a two-step process.

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