Patent ID: 8000697
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for updating a multi-component mobile wireless switch for a mobile telephone network, the method comprising: receiving a first update routine having a first freeze period for a first component of the mobile wireless switch from a vendor of the mobile wireless switch, wherein the first component comprises a wireless network control component; receiving a second update routine having a second freeze period for a second component of the mobile wireless switch from the vendor of the mobile wireless switch, wherein the second component comprises a mobile data network access component; combining the first update routine for the first component of the mobile wireless switch and the second update routine for the second component of the mobile wireless switch into a single preparation routine including at least overlapping the first freeze period and the second freeze period, wherein the single preparation routine is a software update for the first component and the second component of the mobile wireless switch in parallel; preparing the software update for the first component of the mobile wireless switch and second component of the mobile wireless switch in parallel; testing the software update for the first component of the mobile wireless switch and second component of the mobile wireless switch in parallel; applying the software update for the first component of the mobile wireless switch and second component of the mobile wireless switch in parallel; and updating a third component of the mobile wireless switch after the first component and the second component of the mobile wireless switch are updated, wherein the third component comprises a PSTN interface component and wherein the updates to the first component and the second components are applied from a remote location through a fourth component of the multi-component mobile wireless switch, wherein the fourth component comprises a mobile switch management component.