Concurrent deployment in a network environment
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRajiv Kumar Grover, Anthony Gordon Kent, Stephen Andrew Bechtold, Arvind Krishnan, Jason Varkey Cheruvatoor
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a communication system that can be configured to receive a request for an update to a plurality of devices in a system, determine an amount of time to deploy the update, and que a deployment of the update for a least total wait time. In an example, the update is an operating system update.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for an update to a plurality of devices in a system;
- determining an amount of time to deploy the update;
- and
- queuing a deployment of the update for a least total wait time.
Logic encoded in one or more tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor, operable to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request for an update to a plurality of devices in a system;
- determining an amount of time to deploy the update;
- and
- queuing a deployment of the update for a least total wait time.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory element configured to store data,
- a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, and
- a deployment module configured to:
- receive a request for an update to a plurality of devices in a system;
- determine an amount of time to deploy the update;
- and
- que a deployment of the update for a least total wait time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.