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Method and device for fault-tolerant, time-controlled real-time communication

US9063837B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FTS COMPUTERTECHNIK GMBH · AT

Inventors

Guenther Bauer · Wien, AT
Stefan Poledna · Klosterneuburg, AT
Wilfried Steiner · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2011
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/552
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The aim of the present invention is that of establishing a fault-tolerant global time in a fault-tolerant communication system of a distributed real-time system. For this purpose, a fault-tolerant message switching unit is provided, which is composed of four independent switching units. These four independent switching units jointly establish a fault-tolerant time. The terminal systems are connected to a fault-tolerant message switching unit via two independent fail-silent communication channels, so that the clock synchronization and network connections are preserved, even if a part of the fault-tolerant switching unit or of a communication channel fails.

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