Upgrading a secure network interface

• US 6,230,194 B1
• Filed: 07/14/1997
• Issued: 05/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: FreeGate Corp (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Frailong, Jean-Marc, Tardo, Joseph John, Price, Charles A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar, Saleh
• Application Number:
  US08/897,214
• Time in Patent Office: 1,394 Days
• Field of Search: 709/221, 709/222, 709/220
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

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