A non-stop updating technique for device driver programs on the IROS platform

Author

Araki, Hitoshi ; Futagami, Shin ; Nitoh, Kaoru

Author_Institution

Network Service Syst. Lab., NTT, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

18-22 Jun 1995

Firstpage

88

Abstract

The IROS (interface for real-time operating system) uses the open systems concept and is designed to hide hardware differences. The device driver programs in the IROS compliant platform must be updated when software bugs are fixed or the I/O hardware interfaces are changed for speed or capacity enhancement. Conventional file updating methods require lengthy service interruptions or impose coding restrictions. A technique is proposed for updating device driver programs on the IROS platform that avoids interrupting service and imposing coding restrictions. This technique utilizes redundant configuration like that in telecommunication systems

Keywords

application program interfaces; open systems; operating systems (computers); real-time systems; redundancy; software portability; telecommunication computing; telecommunication services; I/O hardware interfaces; IROS compliant platform; IROS platform; device driver programs; file updating methods; interface for real-time operating system; nonstop updating technique; open systems; redundant configuration; software bugs; software portability; telecommunication systems; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer bugs; Hardware; Maintenance; Open systems; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software debugging; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1995. ICC '95 Seattle, 'Gateway to Globalization', 1995 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2486-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1995.525144

Filename

525144