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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Luke M. Ekkizogloy, San Jose, CA (US);
Jayne C. Hahin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lucy G. Hosking, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Gerald L. Dybsetter, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Luke M. Ekkizogloy, San Jose, CA (US);
Jayne C. Hahin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lucy G. Hosking, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Gerald L. Dybsetter, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An operational optical transceiver configured to update operational firmware using an optical link of the transceiver. The optical transceiver includes at least one processor and a system memory capable of receiving firmware. The optical transceiver receives an optical signal over the optical link containing the update firmware. The optical transceiver then recovers the firmware from the optical signal. Finally, the optical transceiver provides to the system memory the recovered firmware, which when executed by the at least one processor alters the operation of the transceiver.