Patent ID: 7463610
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A switch capable of handling call connections between calling devices and called devices on a plurality of trunk lines associated with said switch, said switch comprising: a main processing unit capable of executing call process client applications, wherein each of said call process client applications is associated with one of said call connections; a plurality of call application nodes coupled to said main processing unit, wherein each of said plurality of call application nodes is capable of executing call process server applications providing call processing service for one or more of said call process client applications executing on said main processing unit; a plurality of system management nodes coupled to said main processing unit, wherein each of said system management nodes is capable of executing software applications to handle said call connections; and a configuration management controller associated with at least one of said plurality of system management nodes, wherein said configuration management controller is capable of executing an online software upgrade for software in said switch while said switch is executing said software to handle said call connections: wherein each system management node of said plurality of system management nodes comprises: wherein said configuration management controller is capable of partitioning an address space of said system request broker into a reference partition and a new partition; wherein said switch further comprises a group service capable of organizing a group of distributed software objects in said switch, wherein said group service comprises at least one super group that comprises a group whose members are groups; wherein a first set of member groups of said super group is located within said reference partition; and wherein a second set of member groups of said super group is located with said new partition.