Software online upgrade method and system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a software online upgrade method and system, wherein the method includes: Step 1. The first device initiates an upgrade request to the upgrade control module; Step 2. The upgrade control module judges whether the upgrade data storage module needs to provide an upgrade data package , if so, execute step 3; otherwise, execute step 5; step 3. the upgrade control module sends a notification message to the first device to download the upgrade data package from the upgrade data storage module, execute step 4; step 4. the first A device downloads the upgrade data package from the upgrade data storage module; step 5. the upgrade control module sends a notification message to the first device to download the upgrade data package from the second device, and performs step 6; step 6. the first device downloads the upgrade data package from the second device Upgrade data pack. The software online upgrading method and system provided by the invention reduce the number of upgrading servers, improve the use efficiency of the upgrading servers, and ensure that a large number of devices can be upgraded in a short time.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a software online upgrading method and system, in particular to a software online upgrading method and system for distributing and processing upgrading requests. Background technique [0002] At present, the software online upgrade function is a must-have function for some devices, such as an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set-top box. After deployment, it is necessary to often correct software errors or add software functions. IPTV set-top boxes are deployed in users' homes, and the number is huge, so it can only be realized through the online software upgrade function. [0003] When performing an online upgrade of IPTV set-top box software, it is usually required to complete the upgrade of all set-top boxes in the shortest possible time. Existing software online upgrade methods generally adopt a method based on traditional client / server architecture, using Trivial File Transfer Protocol (Trivial File Transfer Protocol, ...

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[0012] The online software upgrade method and system in the above-mentioned prior art deploy a large number of mirror upgrade servers, and the number of mirror upgrade servers increases proportionally with the increase in the number of devices, and the devices do not need to frequently perform the online software upgrade process. It may take a long time to perform an upgrade. Therefore, when the equipment does not need to be upgraded, a large number of upgrade servers are idle, resulting in increased costs, low efficiency, and waste of resources.

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