Methods and apparatus for performing in-service software upgrade for a network device using system virtulization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9830143
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14290139

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A method and/or network system is able to perform an in-service software upgrade (“ISSU”) using virtualization technology while ongoing network service is maintained. After receipt of an upgrade signal such as a command of software upgrade, a new or second virtual machine (“VM”) is created in response to the upgrade signal. After downloading the new version of program to the second VM while maintaining the first version of program running on the first VM, the process for providing network management begins to migrate from the first version of program to the new version of program. The process simultaneously facilitates ISSU for a data-path module such as a line card to convert from the previous version of software to the new version of the software.

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  • TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chigurapati, Chakravarthi S Palo Alto, US 4 216
Madhav, Praveen San Jose, US 12 434
Mani, Somnath Santa Clara, US 4 207
Ritchie, Duncan Stuart Bowen Island, CA 16 287
Sapa, Sebastian Vancouver, CA 19 290
Uberoy, Pawan San Jose, US 27 603

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