David E Bassett

US Patent:

8386643, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

Apr 6, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/419262

Inventors:

Allen Walston - Sandy Springs GA, US
Jose Barroso - Alpharetta GA, US
David Bassett - Flowery Branch GA, US

Assignee:

ARRIS Group, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709201, 709240, 709242

Abstract:

A method of upgrading the software load of a device includes receiving a configuration file and checking if a device software load matches load information (EE) of the configuration file. If the device software load does not match the EE of the configuration file, a check is made to determine if the device software load matches new load information (NE) of the configuration file.

US Patent:

8631157, Jan 14, 2014

Filed:

Nov 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/683168

Inventors:

Jose Barroso - Alpharetta GA, US
David Bassett - Flowery Branch GA, US

Assignee:

ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245, 709201, 709240

Abstract:

A downstream network device is booted into a final provisioned state by retrieving a configuration file a first time from an upstream network device, and checking if a currently booted software load of the downstream device matches a first software load (EE) described by the configuration file. If the currently booted software load of the downstream device does not match the EE, the downstream network device checks if the configuration file includes a description of a second software load (NE), and if so, the downstream network device checks if the currently booted software load matches the NE, and if not, the downstream network device downloads the first software load, boots the first software load, and retrieves the configuration file a second time.