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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Calix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Jason W. Dove, Novato, CA (US);
Calix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes one or more memories and processing circuitry coupled to the one or more memories, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: execute operating system (OS) software configured to control operation of a plurality of hardware optical modules of a network element, and execute a first containerized driver software for a first set of one or more hardware optical modules of the plurality of hardware optical modules to enable the OS software and the first set of one or more hardware optical modules to communicate with each other, the first containerized driver software being packaged and deployed separately from the OS software.