Managing compatibility of software in distributed systems

Details Managing compatibility of software in distributed systems Managing compatibility of software in distributed systems

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G06F 9/00 (2006.01) G06F 9/44 (2006.01)

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CA 2410423

Systems and methods for managing versions of software components in a distributed system are disclosed. One aspect of the system is an application bank that stores various versions of applications that are designed to communicate with corresponding version of software running on a component element. Remote clients desiring to communicate with the component element determine the version of the application that corresponds to the version running on the component element. The remote client then downloads the appropriate version of the application (which may include multiple application programs) if it does not currently exist on remote client machine. A further aspect of the system is that the component element is a network element in a telecommunications system and the application is an element management application. In a still further aspect of the system, the element management application comprises a user interface component, an application component, and a communication component, all of which are separately versioned. A client desiring to execute the element management application downloads the appropriate version of each individual component if required.

La présente invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés de gestion de versions de composantes logicielles dans un système réparti. L'un des aspects du système concerne une banque d'application qui stocke différentes versions d'applications conçues pour communiquer avec des versions correspondantes de logiciels s'exécutant sur un élément de composante. Les clients distants qui souhaitent communiquer avec l'élément de composante déterminent la version de l'application correspondant à la version qui s'exécute sur l'élément de composante. Le client distant télécharge alors la version appropriée de l'application (qui peut contenir des programmes d'application multiples) si celle-ci n'existe pas encore sur la machine du client distant. Dans un autre aspect de l'invention, l'élément de composante est l'élément réseau d'un système de télécommunications et l'application est une application de gestion d'éléments. Dans un autre aspect encore, l'application de gestion d'éléments comprend une composante d'interface d'utilisateur, une composante d'application, et une composante de communication, lesquelles sont toutes individuellement contrôlées en version. Un client qui souhaite exécuter l'application de gestion d'éléments télécharge la version appropriée de chaque composante individuelle, si nécessaire.

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