METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE MANAGING TREE IN NETWORK PROCESSING SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for updating a software managing tree(SMT) so as not to disturb protocol processing. SOLUTION: Concerning the method and the system for downloading the SMT in a network processing system, a frame sorter can be dynamically updated while maintaining suitable network protocol processing. The network processing system is provided with a general processor to be operated as a control point processor and plural network processors. The new SMT is composed of an application on the control point processor and downloaded to one or plural network processors. The new SMT is not overwritten on the existent SMT but located at an individual memory position accessible for the network processor. Next, an active tree pointer is changed to transfer control to the new SMT.