Hybrid topology ethernet architecture
US8130773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/4028
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed control system comprises a first network section comprising one or more control nodes containing control logic operable to perform control function computations; a second network section, wherein the second network section comprises; a plurality of additional nodes responsive to the one or more control nodes in the first network section, each of the plurality of additional nodes communicatively coupled to two neighbor nodes and to two skip nodes using a plurality of links; first and second gateway interfaces each coupled to the first and second network sections and each operable to interface the first network section to the second network section; wherein the first network section is operable to communicate signals using a first communication protocol; and wherein the plurality of nodes in the second network section are operable to communicate signals over the plurality of links using a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol.
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