Patent · US Expired

Network system having a line switching function

US5193086A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
10References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1991
Grant dateMar 9, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q3/0016
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network system includes a plurality of nodes connected to each other via line switching units through communication lines and backup lines and a network control unit connected to the line switching units. At an occurrence of a communication line failure, the network control unit supplies the line switching units with a line switching instruction to change over from the failed line to backup lines.

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