TWI834261B - Software deployment method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A software deployment system includes multiple user devices and a server. A processing module of the server classifies the user devices into groups based on multiple pieces of address information stored in a storage module. A target user device of the user device generates and transmits a software download request to the server, and the processing module determines whether the total number of downloads related to the software in one of the target groups including the target user device is greater than A default value, when the determination result is positive, the processing module sends an i-th download data to the target user device through a communication module, so that the target user device downloads the software based on the i-th download data; When the determination result is negative, the processing module sends the software to the target user device through the communication module.

Description

Software deployment method and system

The present invention relates to a deployment method, and in particular, to a software deployment method and its system.

When a large number of clients need to download software that needs to be updated or upgraded from the server, it will be very complicated, so software deployment is required to download and install software in batches on the client. Software deployment refers to the process of collecting, packaging, installing, configuring, and releasing the software project itself, including configuration files, user manuals, help files, etc.

However, each client must download the software from the server, which consumes the bandwidth of the server and causes network traffic jam. The client cannot quickly download the software from the server.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a software deployment method that can avoid network traffic jams and quickly download software.

Therefore, the software deployment method of the present invention is suitable for deploying a software to be executed by a deployment system. The deployment system includes a server and a plurality of user devices connected to the server through a communication network. The server stores a plurality of Respectively related to the address information of the user devices and the software, the method includes a step (A), a step (B), a step (C), and a step (D).

In step (A), the server groups the user devices according to the address information to obtain multiple groups.

In step (B), when the server receives a software download request from a target user device of one of the user devices, the server determines a related target group including the target user device. Whether the total number of downloads of the software is greater than a preset value.

In step (C), when the server determines that the total number of downloads is greater than the preset value, the server sends an i-th download data to the target user device, and the i-th download data includes the target group At least one i-th echelon download address information related to at least one i-th echelon user device in the group that has downloaded the software from the server, so that the target user device downloads the software based on the i-th download data.

In step (D), when the server determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the server sends the software to the target user device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a software deployment system that can avoid network traffic jams and quickly download software.

Therefore, the software deployment system of the present invention is suitable for deploying a software, including multiple user devices and a server.

The user devices are connected to a communications network.

The server includes a storage module, a communication module, and a processing module.

The storage module stores a plurality of pieces of address information respectively related to the user devices and the software.

The communication module is connected to the user devices through a communication network.

The processing module is electrically connected to the storage module and the communication module, and the processing module groups the user devices according to the address information to obtain multiple groups.

Wherein, one of the target user devices generates and transmits a software download request to the server, and the processing module of the server determines that one of the target groups including the target user device is related to the Whether the total number of downloads of the software is greater than a preset value, when the processing module determines that the total number of downloads is greater than the preset value, the processing module sends an i-th download data to the target user through the communication module device, the i-th download data includes at least one i-th echelon download address information related to at least one i-th echelon user device in the target group that has downloaded the software from the server, and the target user device is based on The i-th download data downloads the software, and when the processing module determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the processing module sends the software to the target user device through the communication module.

The effect of the present invention is to use the server to group the user devices according to the address information, and when the total number of downloads is greater than the default value, send the i-th download data to the target user The device enables the target user device to download the software based on the i-th download data, so as to reduce the server transmission volume, avoid network traffic jams, and speed up the downloading speed of the software by the user devices.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that similar elements are represented by the same numbers in the following description.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the software deployment system 1 of the present invention is suitable for deploying a software and includes a plurality of user devices 11 connected to a communication network 100 and a server 12 .

It is worth noting that in this embodiment, the user devices 11 are, for example, desktop computers, notebook computers, and smart devices, but are not limited thereto.

The server 12 includes a storage module 121, a communication module 122, and a processing module 123 electrically connected to the storage module 121 and the communication module 122.

The storage module 121 stores a plurality of pieces of address information respectively related to the user devices 11 and the software.

The communication module 122 is connected to the user devices 11 via the communication network 100 .

It is worth noting that in this embodiment, each address information includes an Internet Protocol Address (IP Address), a Media Access Control Address (MAC Address), A subnet mask and a gateway value. The communication network 100 is, for example, the Internet, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the software deployment method of the present invention is shown. Each step of the software deployment system 1 of the present invention in implementing this embodiment of the software deployment method of the present invention is described in detail below.

In step 21 , the processing module 123 groups the user devices 11 according to the address information to obtain multiple groups.

In step 22, for each group, the processing module 123 sends a plurality of group address information of a plurality of group user devices 11 respectively related to the group to the groups through the communication module 122. Group user device 11.

In step 23, for each group, the group user devices 11 of the group are connected to each other according to the group address information to generate and send a plurality of messages respectively related to the group users. The connection information of the device 11 connecting to other group user devices 11 is sent to the server 12 .

It is worth noting that in this embodiment, each connection information includes at least one address related to the group user device 11 to which it is connected, and at least one address related to the group user device 11 connected to. The connection distance is 11, and the at least one connection distance is, for example, the number of hops (hop count), but is not limited to this.

In step 24 , the processing module 123 regroups the user devices 11 according to the connection information of the groups and the address information.

It should be noted that in this embodiment, in order to cope with special circumstances, for example, some user devices 11 use a virtual private network (VPN) and are classified into the same group. However, these user devices 11 Unable to connect to each other, or the connection distance is too long (too many hops), so steps 22 to 24 need to be executed. The processing module 123 then re-groups the groups based on the connection information. In other implementations, step 22 may not be executed. ~24, not limited to this.

In step 25 , one of the target user devices 11 generates and sends a software download request to the server 12 .

In step 26 , the processing module 123 determines whether the total number of downloads of the software related to one of the target groups including the target user device 11 is greater than a preset value. When the processing module 123 determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the process proceeds to step 27; and when the processing module 123 determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the process proceeds to step 27. 28.

In step 27 , the processing module 123 transmits the software to the target user device 11 via the communication module 122 .

In step 28, the processing module 123 sends an i-th download data to the target user device 11 via the communication module 122. The i-th download data includes at least one of the target groups that has been downloaded from the server 12. At least one piece of i-th level download address information related to the i-th level user device 11 that downloads the software.

In step 29, the target user device 11 sends the software download request to the at least one i-th echelon user device 11 based on one of the at least one i-th echelon download address information of the i-th download data. One of them.

In step 30, the i-th echelon user device 11 determines whether the group to which the i-th echelon user device 11 belongs has at least one i+1-th echelon user device 11 downloading the software from the i-th echelon user device 11. . When the i-th level user device 11 determines that the group to which the i-th level user device 11 belongs has at least one i+1-th level user device 11 downloading the software from the i-th level user device 11, the process proceeds. Step 31; and when the i-th echelon user device 11 determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device 11 belongs does not have at least one i+1-th echelon user device 11 downloading the i-th echelon user device 11. software, the process proceeds to step 33.

In step 31, the i-th echelon user device 11 transmits an i+1-th downloaded data to the target user device 11. The i+1-th downloaded data includes at least one of the target groups who has downloaded data from the i-th echelon. The user device 11 downloads at least the i+1th level download address information related to the i+1th level user device 11 of the software.

In step 32, the target user device 11 obtains the i+1th downloaded data, that is, i is set to i+1. Thereafter, steps 29 to 32 are repeated until in step 30, the i-th echelon user device 11 determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device 11 belongs does not have at least one i+1-th echelon user device 11 from the i-th echelon user device 11. The i-th echelon user device 11 downloads the software.

In step 33, the i-th echelon user device 11 transmits the software to the target user device 11.

Referring to Figure 3, for example, assuming that in step 24, the processing module 123 groups a user device A, a user device B, a user device C, and a user device D into the same group, the The default value is 1. First, the user device A sends the software download request to the server 12. Since the total number of downloads is 0, the processing module 123 sends the software to the user device A through the communication module 122. Then, the user device B sends the software download request to the server 12. At this time, the total number of downloads is 1 but is not greater than the default value. Therefore, the processing module 123 sends the software download request through the communication module 122. software to the user device B. Then, the user device C sends the software download request to the server 12. Since the total number of downloads is 2, which is greater than the default value, the processing module 123 sends a first download data to the server through the communication module 122. For user device C, the first download data includes a first echelon download address information A related to the user device A, and another first echelon download address information B related to the user device B. The User device C selects the first-tier download address information B to download the software from user device B. Finally, when the user device D wants to download the software, it first obtains the first download data from the server 12, and the user device D still chooses to download the address information B to the first ladder. At this time, the user User device B will send a second download data to the user device D. The second download data includes a second ladder download address information C related to the user device C. The user device D will then send the second download data to the user device D according to the second download address information C. The second level download address information C downloads the software from the user device C.

It should be noted again that in this embodiment, the software is split into multiple packets for transmission. Therefore, when the at least i-th echelon user device 11 downloads the software, the target user device 11 The software can still be downloaded from the at least i-th echelon user device 11. That is to say, if the user device B is downloading the software from the server 12, the user device C can download the software from the user device C at the same time. B downloads the software, but is not limited to this.

To sum up, the software deployment method and system of the present invention use the server 12 to group the user devices 11 according to the address information, and when the total number of downloads is greater than the default value, send The i-th download data is sent to the target user device 11, so that the target user device 11 downloads the software according to the i-th download data, thereby reducing the transmission volume of the server 12, avoiding network traffic jams, and speeding up the user devices. 11 download speed of the software, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. They cannot be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the software deployment system of the present invention; Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of the software deployment method of the present invention; and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the software deployment system deploying software.

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Claims (6)

A software deployment method, suitable for deploying a software, is executed by a deployment system. The deployment system includes a server and a plurality of user devices connected to the server through a communication network. The server stores a plurality of records respectively related to The address information of the user device, and the software, the method includes the following steps: (A) The server groups the user devices based on the address information to obtain multiple groups; (B) When the server receives a software download request from a target user device of one of the user devices, the server determines that one of the target groups including the target user device is associated with the download of the software Whether the total number of times is greater than a preset value; (C) When the server determines that the total number of downloads is greater than the preset value, the server sends an i-th download data to the target user device, and the i-th download data includes at least one downloaded data in the target group. and (D) When the server determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the server sends the software to the target user device. The software deployment method as described in request 1 further includes the following steps between step (A) and step (B): (E) For each group, the server sends a plurality of group address information respectively related to the group user devices of the group to the group user devices, so that the groups use User devices connect to each other based on the group address information, and generate multiple pieces of connection information respectively related to the connections of the group user devices to other group user devices; and (F) When the server receives connection information from the groups, the server regroups the user devices based on the connection information of the groups and the address information. The software deployment method as described in request item 1 further includes the following steps after step (C): (G) The target user device sends the software download request to one of the at least one i-th level user device based on one of the at least one i-th level download address information of the i-th download data; (H) The i-th echelon user device determines whether the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs has at least one i+1-th echelon user device that downloaded the software from the i-th echelon user device; (1) When the i-th echelon user device determines that at least one i+1-th echelon user device downloads the software from the i-th echelon user device, the i-th echelon user device transmits an i+th echelon user device 1. Download the data to the target user device, set i to i+1, and then repeat (G)~(I) until the i-th echelon user device determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs is not There is at least one i+1th level user device that downloads the software from the ith level user device, and the i+1th download data includes at least one of the target group who has downloaded the software from the ith level user device. At least one i+1th level download address information related to the i+1th level user device of the software; and (J) When the i-th echelon user device determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs does not have at least one i+1-th echelon user device downloading the software from the i-th echelon user device, the i-th echelon user device The i-tier user device transmits the software to the target user device. A software deployment system, suitable for deploying a software, including: Multiple user devices connected to a communications network; and A server including a storage module that stores a plurality of pieces of address information respectively related to the user devices and the software, a communication module connected to the user devices via the communication network, and A processing module is electrically connected to the storage module and the communication module, and groups the user devices according to the address information to obtain multiple groups, Wherein, one of the target user devices generates and transmits a software download request to the server, and the processing module of the server determines that one of the target groups including the target user device is related to the Whether the total number of downloads of the software is greater than a preset value, when the processing module determines that the total number of downloads is greater than the preset value, the processing module sends an i-th download data to the target user through the communication module device, the i-th download data includes at least one i-th echelon download address information related to at least one i-th echelon user device in the target group that has downloaded the software from the server, and the target user device is based on The i-th download data downloads the software, and when the processing module determines that the total number of downloads is not greater than the preset value, the processing module sends the software to the target user device through the communication module. The software deployment system of claim 4, wherein for each group, the processing module of the server transmits a plurality of group user devices respectively related to the group through the communication module. The group address information is sent to the group user devices, the group user devices are connected to each other based on the group address information, and multiple connections are generated respectively related to the group user devices. The connection information of other group user devices, and these group user devices send the connection information to the server, the processing module of the server based on the connection information of these groups and the The address information regroups these user devices. The software deployment system of claim 4, wherein the target user device sends the software download request to the i-th echelon based on one of the at least one i-th echelon download address information of the i-th download data. User device, the i-th echelon user device determines whether the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs has at least one i+1-th echelon user device that downloaded the software from the i-th echelon user device. When the i-th echelon user device When the echelon user device determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs does not have at least one i+1 echelon user device downloading the software from the i-th echelon user device, the i-th echelon user device transmits the software to the target user device. When the i-th echelon user device determines that at least one i+1-th echelon user device downloads the software from the i-th echelon user device, the i-th echelon user device Send an i+1th download data to the target user device, the i+1th download data includes at least one i+1th level usage of the software in the target group that has downloaded the software from the ith level user device At least one i+1th echelon download address information related to the user device, the target user device sets i to i+1 and then repeatedly sends the software download request to the i-th echelon user device until the i-th echelon The user device determines that the group to which the i-th echelon user device belongs does not have at least one i+1-th echelon user device that has downloaded the software from the i-th echelon user device.

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