Software online upgrade method and system

Abstract

The invention relates to a software on-line upgrade method and a system, wherein, the method includes: step 1. first equipment sends an upgrade request to an upgrade control module; step 2. the upgrade control module determines whether an upgrade data storage module needs to provide an upgrade data packet, if yes, the step 3 is implemented; otherwise, the step 5 is implemented; step 3. the upgrade control module sends the notice information of downloading of the upgrade data packet from the upgrade data storage module to the first equipment, the step 4 is implemented; step 4. the first equipment downloads the upgrade data packet from the upgrade data storage module; step 5. the upgrade control module sends the notice information of downloading of the upgrade data packet from a second equipment to the first equipment, the step 6 is implemented; step 6. the first equipment downloads the upgrade data packet from the second equipment. The software on-line upgrade method and system which is provided by the invention can reduce the number of the upgrade servers, improve the using efficiency of the upgrade servers and ensure the completion of upgrade of a large number of equipments 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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Problems solved by technology

[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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