System and method for communicating software debug, diagostic and maintenance information between devices
OwnerLarry L. Lehmaninventor
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Abstract
A system, comprising a target server configured to receive a request from a software tool and format a protocol request corresponding to the request, the protocol request including a request fixed length leader having a predetermined maximum size and a target agent configured to receive the protocol request from the target server into a communication buffer and send an instruction to a target processor to perform a function corresponding to the request, wherein the communication buffer is one of equal to and larger than the predetermined maximum size.
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A system, comprising:
- a target server configured to receive a request from a software tool and format a protocol request corresponding to the request, the protocol request including a request fixed length leader having a predetermined maximum size;
- and
- a target agent configured to receive the protocol request from the target server into a communication buffer and send an instruction to a target processor to perform a function corresponding to the request, wherein the communication buffer is one of equal to and larger than the predetermined maximum size.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- formatting a protocol request corresponding to a request from a software tool, the protocol request including a request code corresponding to the request;
- transmitting the protocol request;
- receiving the protocol request;
- determining the request from the request code;
- and
- instructing a target processor to take an action based on the request.
A system, comprising:
- a target server configured to receive a plurality of requests from a software tool and format a protocol request for each of the received requests, the target server including a plurality of request codes corresponding to the plurality of requests, wherein the protocol request includes the request code corresponding to the received request;
- and
- a target agent configured to receive the protocol request from the target server and send an instruction to a target processor to perform a function corresponding to the request, wherein the target agent includes information to correlate the request code to the corresponding request.
A system, comprising:
- a software tool issuing a request;
- a target server configured to receive the request and format a protocol request corresponding to the request, the protocol request including a request fixed length leader having a predetermined maximum size;
- and
- a target agent configured to receive the protocol request from the target server into a communication buffer and send an instruction to a target processor to perform a function corresponding to the request, wherein the communication buffer is one of equal to and larger than the predetermined maximum size.
A system, comprising:
- a request module configured to format a protocol request including a request fixed length leader having a predetermined maximum size;
- and
- a target module configured to receive the protocol request from the request module into a communication buffer, wherein the communication buffer is one of equal to and larger than the predetermined maximum size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.