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Communication system having a master/slave structure

US8531942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Beckhoff Automation GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Büttner · Verl, DE
Karl Weber · Witten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2009
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 8, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L12/40202
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system comprises a first and a second master unit and at least one slave unit, wherein the second master unit is switched into a data transmission chain reaching from the first master unit to the slave unit in order to continue data transmission if a link fault occurs.

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