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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Santosh K. Sonbarse, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John M. Hedin, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Cannon, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Paul Schatz, Burnsville, MN (US);
Michael Kremer, Shakopee, MN (US);
William J. Mitchell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Santosh K. Sonbarse, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John M. Hedin, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Cannon, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Paul Schatz, Burnsville, MN (US);
Michael Kremer, Shakopee, MN (US);
William J. Mitchell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of upgrading the system capability of a communications network is provided. The method involves initiating a transfer of at least one set of upgraded system capability software machine-coded instructions to a host card, instructing the host card to begin an upgrade process, determining whether at least one set of system capability software machine-coded instructions on the host card is valid, and completing the transfer of at least one valid set of system capability software machine-coded instructions to the host card, wherein the system capability is upgraded without affecting operation of the network.