Systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer communications between network devices communicating via a common bus
US7082485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40267
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for establishing peer-to-peer communications via a network bus comprises a bus controller and at least one peer-to-peer grouping including a source device and at least one receiving device, all of which are in electrical communication with the network bus. The bus controller controls communications on the network bus and can transmit onto the network bus an express command, which is associated with the source device of one of the groupings and identifies data on the respective source device. The source device of a respective grouping is capable of receiving a transmitted express command, and the receiving devices of the respective grouping are capable of detecting the transmitted express command. Upon receipt, the source device is capable reading the data identified by the respective express command onto the network bus, and thereafter the receiving devices of the respective grouping are capable of automatically writing data from the network bus.
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