Stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8418163
APP PUB NO 20090265698A1
SERIAL NO

12103833

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In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility across multiple versions in a modular and scalable manner. More specifically, the present invention provides, stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility for networking equipment and the like.

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CIENA CORPORATION7035 RIDGE ROAD HANOVER MD 21076

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Altshul, Boris Marietta, US 3 13
Connolly, Matthew W Canton, US 14 193
Lavergne, Mark E Lilburn, US 1 7

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