Invention Grant
US08418163B2 Stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility
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用于维护软件/硬件向后兼容性的堆叠硬件抽象层方法
- Patent Title: Stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility
- Patent Title (中): 用于维护软件/硬件向后兼容性的堆叠硬件抽象层方法
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Application No.: US12103833Application Date: 2008-04-16
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Publication No.: US08418163B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Matthew W. Connolly , Mark E. Lavergne , Boris Altshul
- Applicant: Matthew W. Connolly , Mark E. Lavergne , Boris Altshul
- Applicant Address: US MD Hanover
- Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Hanover
- Agency: Clements Bernard PLLC
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard; Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F1/24

Abstract:
In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility across multiple versions in a modular and scalable manner. More specifically, the present invention provides, stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility for networking equipment and the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090265698A1 STACKED HARDWARE ABSTRACTION LAYER METHODS FOR MAINTAINING SOFTWARE/HARDWARE BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY Public/Granted day:2009-10-22
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