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Patent No.:

US 7930691 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Rajarshi Bhattacharya, Bangalore, IN;

David P. Sonnier, Austin, TX (US);

Narender Reddy Vangati, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Rajarshi Bhattacharya, Bangalore, IN;

David P. Sonnier, Austin, TX (US);

Narender Reddy Vangati, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Improved techniques are disclosed for performing an in-service upgrade of software associated with a network or packet processor. By way of example, a method of managing data structures associated with code executable on a packet processor includes the following steps. Data structures in the code are identified as being one of static data structures and non-static data structures, wherein a static data structure includes a data structure that is not changed during execution of the packet processor code and a non-static data structure includes a data structure that is changed during execution of the packet processor code. One or more data structures associated with the packet processor code are managed in a manner specific to the identification of the one or more data structures as static data structures or non-static data structures. At least a portion of the data structures may include tree structures.


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Bhattacharya, Rajarshi. (2011). Methods and apparatus for updating data structures during in-service upgrade of software in network processor (U.S. Patent No. 7930691). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7930691

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