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Configuration file framework to support high availability schema based upon asynchronous checkpointing

US8959053B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2008
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/0803
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various exemplary embodiments, a method and related system for configuration file management in a network element comprise one or more of the following: upon initialization of the network element, reading a first configuration file that is in a character-encoded format; for each application process, translating the first configuration file into a plurality of non-character-encoded configuration files; configuring each application process based on the respective plurality of non-character-encoded configuration files; modifying, in real-time, at least one of the non-character-encoded configuration files; and merging each of the non-character-encoded configuration files into a second configuration file that is in a character-encoded format.

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