Control protocol for image enumeration and transfer
US8495347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/63
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control protocol is used to deploy and install an operating system image on a client. The data structure of the control protocol includes an operation code corresponding to an operation associated with the deployment and installation of the operating system image on the client. When a server receives a request packet from the client, the server parses the request packet and sends the parsed request packet to a provider. The provider then executes the operation associated with the operation code and generates a return value. The return value is sent to the server. The server then composes a reply packet including the return value and transmits the reply packet to the client.
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