Method for initializing a network having a plurality of network subscribers capable of acting as masters

US5729686A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Becker GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Patrick Heck · Durmersheim, DE
• Herbert Hetzel · Schweigen-Rechtenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 1996
• Grant date: Mar 17, 1998
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L12/423
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for initializing a network having a plurality of network subscribers being capable of acting as masters, includes assigning the master function to the network subscriber being capable of acting as a master that is turned on first. In the event of a collision when the master function is assigned substantially simultaneously to a plurality of substantially simultaneously turned-on network subscribers, a random value that differs in magnitude is generated in all of these network subscribers. Finally, the network subscriber that has generated the highest or the lowest value is assigned the master function.