Methods for Optics Module Firmware In-Field Upgrade: abstract simplified (18201365)

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  • This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18201365 Titled 'Methods for Optics Module Firmware In-Field Upgrade'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a system for upgrading the firmware of optics modules in a uniform and unified way. This system ensures compatibility, security, and code quality, and allows for scalability. It involves defining and parsing an intermediate representation of the firmware upgrade operations and control logic. Read/write operations are then communicated to the optics modules based on this control logic. The system also includes a framework with multiple software layers that manage optics modules from different vendors and projects. These layers translate and abstract the read/write operations, provide libraries of intermediate representations, package them into executables/scripts, monitor module status, detect new firmware releases, and gradually upgrade the firmware.


Original Abstract Submitted

A uniform and unified firmware in-field upgrade capability for the optics modules may ensure compatibility, security and code quality, and scalability. In some examples, an intermediate representation, which includes vendor firmware upgrade operations and control logic, may be defined, received, and parsed. Read/write operations may be communicated to optical module(s) based on the control logic. In some examples, a unified optics module firmware in-field upgrade framework, which has multiple defined software layers, may ensure a uniform and unified approach to managing optics module(s) from different vendors and used by different projects. The software layers that may properly translate optics module read/write operations, abstract and make uniform the read/write operations, provide libraries of intermediate representations, package the intermediate representations into executables/scripts, monitor optics module status, determine when a new firmware is released, and gradually upgrade the optics module firmware.

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