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Method for operating a communication network and communication network

US10069641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

17Claims

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Assignee

Beckhoff Automation GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Bunte · Gütersloh, DE
Holger Büttner · Verl, DE
Erik Vonnahme · Salzkotten, DE
Dirk Janssen · Verl, DE
Thomas Rettig · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE
Hans Beckhoff · Verl, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L61/5069
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a communication network comprising a master and a number of subscribers. A message comprising a data field is transmitted by the master, wherein at least one of the subscribers, on receiving the message, reads data out of the data field of the message, and forwards the message to at least one other one of the subscribers after the readout, and wherein the at least one other one of the subscribers, on receiving the message, writes data into the data field.

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