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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Samar Sharma, San Jose, CA (US);
Arindam Paul, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Umesh Mahajan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samar Sharma, San Jose, CA (US);
Arindam Paul, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Umesh Mahajan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for detecting and maintaining version compatibility in network devices. Interfaces associated with network devices and components are controlled in order to generate compatibility information at compile time. Version compatibility information embedded in image headers is checked during installation. Version compatibility information is also used to generate access control lists. Access control lists prevent incompatible device communication during run time.