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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Ruiping Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Steele, San Jose, CA (US);
Sundeep Mallya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steve Langlois, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ruiping Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Steele, San Jose, CA (US);
Sundeep Mallya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steve Langlois, Santa Clara, CA (US);
CIENA Corporation, Linthicum, MD (US);
Abstract
A method for replacing a current operating software with a new operating software in a working network environment during network operations while also preserving a backup for the replaced operating software. The method including active or non-active memories based on the operating software stored therein. The active and non-active memories being interchangeable to accommodate the new operating software without stopping operation of the network or active memory.