CA2836333A1 - Firmware upgrade error detection and automatic rollback - Google Patents

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CA2836333A1
CA2836333A1 CA2836333A CA2836333A CA2836333A1 CA 2836333 A1 CA2836333 A1 CA 2836333A1 CA 2836333 A CA2836333 A CA 2836333A CA 2836333 A CA2836333 A CA 2836333A CA 2836333 A1 CA2836333 A1 CA 2836333A1
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Zhan Liu
Bin Zhang
Bruce Robert Ladeau
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    • G06F11/1415—Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying at system level
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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    • Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
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    • Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
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