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Unit having a switching function for Ethernet

US10069330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Karl Kastner · Eningen unter Achalm, DE
Achim Braun · Nümbrecht, DE
Ralf Furtwängler · Munich, DE
Oliver Riediger · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2012
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/40293
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for a switching function unit for Ethernet having a number of active components of the Ethernet which are combined by a switching function unit to form a functional unit; and at least three mutually independent power supplies for supplying power to the active components, wherein a first of the at least three power supplies is a local power supply for the switching function unit, a second of the at least three power supplies is a first extraneous power supply via Ethernet for the switching function unit, and a third of the at least three power supplies is a second extraneous power supply via Ethernet for the switching function unit.

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