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Method for configuring one or more devices in an ethernet-based communication network

US9935821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Hans-Peter Huth · Munich, DE
Andreas Zirkler · Ottobrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2011
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for configuring at least one device in an Ethernet-based communication network comprising a plurality of devices with Ethernet capability, wherein the topological position of a respective device to be configured, which is associated with a device type, in the communication network is ascertained, the respective device is sent configuration data, which correspond to its device type and to its ascertained topological position, from a database which contains a plurality of configuration data for at least one device type and a plurality of topological positions of the at least one device type, and the respective device is then configured based on the transmitted configuration data.

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