Communication system
US7283485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/437
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications system in which a first node is connected to a plurality of second nodes for controlling the operation of the second nodes. The plurality of second nodes is arranged in one or more logical interconnects, the topology of the one or more logical interconnects being distinct from the topology of the physical interconnection of the nodes. Each second node sends status messages to its logical successor node and monitors the status messages received from its logical predecessor node for determining the status thereof.
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