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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1999
Bengt Erik Ingemar Gard, Tullinge, SE;
Lars-Örjan Kling, Södertälje, SE;
Sten Edvard Johnsson, Farsta, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
To achieve a highly efficient upgrade of software in computer based systems a message conversion apparatus ( ) comprises an interface unit ( ) for message conversion information (MCI) describing at least one message being exchanged in a software processing system before and after an upgrade of the software processing system. Also, a message conversion means ( ) is provided to convert the message between old and new representation for the upgraded software processing system in compliance with the specifications given in the message conversion information (MCI). Therefore, it is possible to introduce a disturbance free upgrade of software in computer based systems with minimized system downtime.