Hitless software upgrades
US9378005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a technique for facilitating software upgrade for a switching system comprising a first management processor and a second management processor and a set of one or more line processors, the techniques comprising receiving a signal to perform a software upgrade for a line processor from the set of line processors, and performing a software upgrade for the line processor without substantially affecting packet switching performed by the switching system.
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