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Network communication
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1999-09-21
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Granted: 2000-12-12
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Expires: 2019-09-21
Abstract
Abstract A method for communication in a network, in particular for communication in an electrical low voltage network, transmits a status check from a master to a plurality of slaves in several network paths. A slave that cannot be directly accessed by the master, such as an additionally installed salve, is included in the network with the help of a neighboring slave. The neighboring slave is used as a router slave for the slave that cannot be directly accessed. For this purpose, a network management software for the master is provided with a software module for assigning at least one router slave to each slave. Each slave is assigned a corresponding software module to identify a neighboring slave as a potential router slave. A network for communication is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Axel Hosemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L45/00; H04L45/02; H04L41/00; H04L41/34; H04L41/344
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for communication within a network, which comprises: transmitting a status check from a master to a plurality of slaves in a plurality of network routes of a network, the plurality of slaves including an indirectly accessible slave having neighboring slaves; storing addresses of the neighboring slaves with the indirectly accessible slave; registering, with the indirectly accessible slave, the indirectly accessible slave at at least one of the neighboring slaves, the at least one of the neighboring slaves serving as a router slave; registering the indirectly accessible slave at the master via the router slave; installing the indirectly accessible slave in the network by assigning, with the master, an address of the router slave to the indirectly accessible slave; and addressing, with the master, the router slave for checking the indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for communication within a network, which comprises: transmitting a status check from a master to a plurality of slaves in a plurality of network routes of a network, the plurality of slaves including an indirectly accessible slave having neighboring slaves; storing addresses of the neighboring slaves with the indirectly accessible slave; registering, with the indirectly accessible slave, the indirectly accessible slave at at least one of the neighboring slaves, the at least one of the neighboring slaves serving as a router slave; registering the indirectly accessible slave at the master via the router slave; installing the indirectly accessible slave in the network by assigning, with the master, an address of the router slave to the indirectly accessible slave; and addressing, with the master, the router slave for checking the indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises passing or a further status check of the master to the indirectly accessible slave via the router slave.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises: assigning each of the plurality of slaves at least one router slave; cyclically checking each of the plurality of slaves for the at least one router slave; and assigning an address of each of the plurality of slaves to a respective address of the at least one router slave.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises: providing a further router slave for the indirectly acessible slave; assigning respective priorities to the router slave and the further router slave based on an accessibility of the indirectly accessible slave; and installing, based on the respective priorities, the indirectly accessible slave in the network via one of the router slave and the further router slave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 4, which comprises assigning, with the master, an address to the indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises spontaneously transmitting a registration signal into the network with the indirectly accessible slave, subsequent to the storing step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises providing the master and the plurality of slaves in an electrical low-voltage network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
156 words
A network for communication, comprising: a master; network routes connected to said master; a plurality of slaves provided in said network routes, said plurality of slaves including an indirectly accessible slave and router slaves, each of said router slaves having an address; a network management software module including a first module assigned to said master and a second module assigned to each of said plurality of slaves; said indirectly accessible slave executing said second software module for identifying at least one of said router slaves based on said address thereof, said indirectly accessible slave generating a spontaneous registration signal to be received by any of said master and said slaves; and said master checking a status of said plurality of slaves, storing said addresses of said router slaves, and executing said first software module for assigning said address of said at least one router slave, identified by said indirectly accessible slave, to said indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
156 words
A network for communication, comprising: a master; network routes connected to said master; a plurality of slaves provided in said network routes, said plurality of slaves including an indirectly accessible slave and router slaves, each of said router slaves having an address; a network management software module including a first module assigned to said master and a second module assigned to each of said plurality of slaves; said indirectly accessible slave executing said second software module for identifying at least one of said router slaves based on said address thereof, said indirectly accessible slave generating a spontaneous registration signal to be received by any of said master and said slaves; and said master checking a status of said plurality of slaves, storing said addresses of said router slaves, and executing said first software module for assigning said address of said at least one router slave, identified by said indirectly accessible slave, to said indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The network according to claim 8, wherein said master executes said first software module for assigning at least two of said router slaves to said indirectly accessible slave for establishing a first route and a second route as an alternative route to said first route.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The network according to claim 8, wherein said master executes said first software module for assigning an address to said indirectly accessible slave.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
The network according to claim 8, wherein said plurality of slaves includes neighboring slaves of said indirectly accessible slave, and said indirectly accessible slave executes said second software module for generating a priority list of addresses of said neighboring slaves based on a proximity to said indirectly accessible slave and for passing on a list produced by one of said neighboring slaves to said master.
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