Communication method and system for aggregates of separate entities using data/management path and mapping path for identifying entities and managing a communication network
US5659543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13544
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for communication and management of an aggregate is provided including a plurality of separate entities, each entity residing in a separate environment. The system includes a data path which is provided as a common medium. Each of the entities is connected to the data path for exciting the medium with a signal. All entities connected to the common medium receive the signal. A mapping path is also provided. The mapping path is implemented as a multitude of point-to-point connections such that each entity is connected directly to another entity via a point-to-point connection or connected to a first entity by a point-to-point connection and connected to a second entity by a point-to-point connection. The connections provide a known topology, allowing identification of all entities adjacent to a given entity to establish mapped adjacent entities. From these mapped adjacent entities all entities adjacent to the mapped adjacent entities are mapped until all entities of the aggregate are mapped.
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