Patent · US Active

Network system, coupling unit, and method for operating a network system

US10230813B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

1References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Matthias Wesselmann · Glattfelden, CH
Detlev Kuschke · Salzkotten, DE
Fabian Christ · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Grant date	Mar 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/4026
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network system having a first network infrastructure comprising at least one network participant and at least one coupling unit via which the first network infrastructure is connected to a cloud computing infrastructure having at least one cloud computing-based application. The coupling unit is equipped and designed to emulate at least one additional network participant for the first network infrastructure by interacting with the cloud computing-based application, wherein data can be transmitted between the first network participant and the additional network participant of the first network infrastructure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.