Method and system for master to master communication in control systems
US6744771B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A master controller (28) in a control area network system in a larger control area network (16, 18) may have a plurality of devices (33) coupled thereto. The devices generate data which the master controller directs to a destination device coupled to the same master controller, a different master controller in the same control area network or to a different master controller in a different control area network. The master controller directs the data using a connections table acquired from one or more other master controllers to which the master controller may communicate with.
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