Method and apparatus for creating network devices
US9438468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating network devices, where the method includes: creating multiple virtual hardware systems of control planes on a hardware system of a control plane of a physical network device; creating multiple virtual hardware systems of forwarding planes on a hardware system of a forwarding plane of the physical network device; loading multiple software systems of the control planes to the multiple virtual hardware systems of the control planes, respectively; loading multiple software systems of the forwarding planes to the multiple virtual hardware systems of the forwarding planes, respectively; creating multiple communication channels. In addition, a corresponding apparatus also provided. By using the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, multiple virtual network devices can run software systems in different versions.
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