CO-RESIDENT PLUG-INS OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE

摘要

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to third party-developed communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request from a customer to obtain a downloadable pluggable service for a communication system of the customer, wherein the downloadable pluggable service is created from third-party software; in response to receiving the request, preparing the downloadable pluggable service, wherein preparing the downloadable pluggable service includes:
converting the third-party software into first and second sub-components executable in an environment of the communication system;obtaining a first and second sub-component that are packaged into a single object, wherein the first sub-component includes instructions for operating a first server of the customer's communication system, and wherein the second sub-component includes instructions for operating a second server of the customer's communication system; andtransmitting the single object to the customer.