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Control device for controlling network nodes, method for operating a computer network and computer network

US10305730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2012
Grant dateMay 28, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/0893
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a control device for controlling a plurality of network nodes of a computer network, comprising a master computing means for controlling the network nodes in accordance with a program, which master computing means assigns at least one program to each network node, comprising a control logic which is configured to group the network nodes in accordance with the programs assigned to these network nodes in each case and to transmit the same program in parallel to those network nodes of the same group which have been assigned this same program by the master computing means. The invention further relates to a method for operating a computer network and to a computer network.

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