Process, communication device and communication module for determining communication identifiers
US7249200B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a process for determining communication identifiers for communication devices connected over a network, which have start identifiers assigned to them, as well as with a communication device and a communication module therefor. Each communication device performs the following steps synchronized with the respective other communication devices: (a) determine a first own decision value on the basis of the start identifier (SI1-SI3) that is assigned to the communication device (K1-K4) in each case, (b) send the own decision value over the network (NET), (c) compare the own decision value to the received decision values, and (d) claim at least one communication identifier and transmit this at least one communication identifier over the network, if no received decision value is available in step (c), or if it was determined in step (c) that only one decision value was received and that the respective own decision value is of a higher order than that of said received decision value.
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