Network for mutually connecting computers and communicating method using such network
US5936955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data communication system for a computer system in which a plurality of computers are mutually connected includes: a plurality of computers each having an area to store a command to execute a data communication on the basis of it and a buffer area to store data; a switch circuit to mutually selectively connect the plurality of computers; and a transmission permitting component, connected between the switch circuit and one of the plurality of computers, for outputting a signal to permit the data transmission from such one computer to such another computer; a communication component for transmitting the data received from such one computer by outputting the transmission permission signal from the transmission permitting component to such another computer through the switch circuit; a detecting component to detect the occurrence of an abnormality regarding the data communication from such one computer to such another computer; and a communication control component to abandon the data that is subsequently received from such one computer by outputting the transmission permission signal in accordance with an output of the detecting component. When the abnormality occurs, the switch cir…
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