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Link control system communicating between terminals

US5058057A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1989
Grant dateOct 15, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/403
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system uses a two-wire circuit and includes a master terminal and a backup terminal, and a main file and a backup file along with associated link control devices coupled to a plurality of satellite terminals. Each link control device functions both as a monitor and as a communication controller with priority between the link control devices for each of the files and terminals to maintain operation of the system.

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