Implicit interprocess communications (IPC) versioning support
US7653911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/546
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Compatibility between applications in a network node with a distributed architecture is maintained after application upgrades by associating version compatibility information with interprocess communications (IPC) message structures and then utilizing the version compatibility information to identify IPC message structures that are used for communications between applications. Once the version compatibility information is associated with the IPC message structures, applications are configured to use only those IPC message structures that are compatible with the currently running version.
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