Cascade control architecture and operation for packet-based communication systems
US7062569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device for a unit in a cascade connection of network units includes control logic which increments a count of active units and passes the count to the next control device. The count is initiated and terminated by an absence of control messages at the down port and up port respectively. The incremented count is passed up the cascade and a final count is passed down the cascade.
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