Dynamically installing a device driver by a network element
US10831469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/53
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of a network element that installs a device driver used to manage hardware of the network element is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element detects, with a functionality of a network element operating system, the hardware of a data plane of the network element, where at least one component of the network element operating system is executing in a first container as a first set of processes. The network element further determines a device driver for the hardware and installs the device driver in a kernel of the host operating system. The network element additionally manages the data, with the network element operating system, using the device driver.
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