In networks of interconnected router nodes for routing data traffic, a method of and system for imperceptibly upgrading router node software and the like without traffic interruption
US7107329B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In networks of interconnected router nodes for forwarding data traffic along a predetermined path of the network, a method of and system for imperceptibly upgrading router node software and the like without traffic interruption through a novel preparation of upgraded software in a router while that router continues to forward data under the control of its original software, and then swapping the upgraded software for the original software without disruption.
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