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Synchronous multi-cluster network architecture

US7668182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMSC Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Herbert Hetzel · Schweigen-Rechtenbach, DE
Patrick Heck · Durmersheim, DE
Christian Thiel · Oberaudorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2005
Grant date	Feb 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L12/6418
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network for data transmission comprises a plurality of sub-networks for transmitting data in data frames. The sub-networks have different transmission rates and are connected to each other via at least one gateway. The transmission of the data frames is effected with a defined timing relationship between the sub-networks.

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