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Updating mobile agents

  • US 20030046443A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2001
  • Published: 03/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for updating a first mobile agent (MA) providing at least one service, wherein the first MA resides in a site in a data communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • creating a second MA;

    moving the second MA to the site of the first MA;

    customising the data of the second MA;

    verifying if the first MA is running any services; and

    if so, waiting for the services to stop running;

    when no services are running, deactivating the first MA and activating the second MA.

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