A kind of patch software upgrade method and system

Abstract

Provided are a method and system for upgrading patching software for a communication device in which software on a forwarding plane is separated from software on a control plane and management plane. The method comprises: a version management process triggers an end of at least one old version process to be upgraded, and keeps data and data states of an upstream process and of a downstream process of the old version process unchanged; when the at least one old version process to be upgraded is successfully ended, the version management process triggers a start of a new version process; and, the upstream process and the downstream process assist the new version process to restore data and data states. The system comprises: a version management component and a data restoration component. The embodiments of the present invention allows for process-level upgrade of software on the control plane and management plane in the communication device, thus preventing unnecessary service interruptions due to software upgrade, increasing service reliability and availability, preventing major economic losses due to service interruption, and enhancing user service experience.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a patch software upgrading method and system. Background technique [0002] With the continuous expansion of people's demand for accessing the network to obtain information anytime and anywhere, various wired or wireless terminals are constantly emerging and connected to the network. In order to improve the user experience, the network equipment used to carry the user's network business in the network is becoming more and more important. The abnormality of the network equipment will affect the user's access experience at the slightest level, leading to the loss of users, and seriously affect the operation of the enterprise's e-commerce network. , resulting in significant economic losses. [0003] During the operation of network equipment, various network equipment software upgrades have to be faced due to possible software failures or new features. In order to avoid serv...

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Problems solved by technology

This software upgrade method is not feasible without the support of active and standby physical hardware

Even with the support of active and standby physical hardware, if the impact of the upgrade is small, this upgrade method will take a long time and cost a lot.

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