Robert Boschgmbh

Stephan Van Tienen

Marc Smaak

Tom De Brouwer

Marcel Versteeg

Computer networks are widely used, whereby in a lot of networks audio and/or media devices are integrated. It is a Computer networksuggested, comprising a number of devices D. #and at least one media node M, M, M, M, wherein each of the devices D. #comprises at least one network port, wherein the devices D. #are interconnected with the network by network links, each link connecting two respective network ports, wherein the network portsare adopted to nm a physical network discovery protocol, wherein the media node M, M, M, Mcomprises a media network port, wherein the media node M, M, M, Mis interconnected with one of the devices D. #by the network links, wherein the network linkconnects the media network portand the network portof the device D. #, wherein the media node M, M, M, Mis adopted to run a media station support communication protocol and to provide media node information.

Computer network and method for running a computer network

Method and computer network for discovering services in a computer network using Domain Name System Service Discovery (DNS-SD), comprising as components at least a client and a server, the components can be linked by bridges and communicate by a network protocol, whereby the client and the server have a connection-oriented communication path between each other in the computer network, whereby in case of a connection loss one of the components being affected by the connection loss announces itself regularly using DNS-SD until the connection to the client is restored.

Method for network change tolerant service discovery in a computer network

A main device for use in a computer network, wherein the computer network has a topology and comprises a plurality of interconnected devices, wherein each of the plurality of interconnected devices comprises device information and at least one network port, wherein the devices are interconnected with the computer network by network links, each network link connecting two respective network ports, wherein the main device is interconnected with at least one of devices by a connection, and configured to obtain network information, wherein the network information comprised the topology of the computer network and the device information of the plurality of interconnected devices in the network, retrieve a stored network model, wherein the network model comprises a defined topology of the computer network and defined device information, and compare the network information with the network model to provide the differences between the network information and the network model as distinction data.

Main device for use in a computer network, computer network, method for configuring a computer network and computer program

The invention provides for a method for running a computer network and such a computer network. The computer network comprises a number of devices being arranged in a stable daisy-chained loop, wherein each device comprises a bridge having at least three ports, whereby during running the computer network each device can take different states to avoid a loop, and whereby in case of rebooting the ports of at least one of the devices keep their current port states.

Method for running a computer network

Streaming of high bandwidth audio streams using the Internet Protocol on an Ethernet network is common practice. The invention concerns an audio stream networkwith network components, wherein the network components comprise at least one source deviceand a plurality of receiving devices wherein the network components are connected with a network connection, wherein the network connection is using the internet protocol, wherein the source deviceis adapted to provide an audio stream, wherein the audio streamcomprises at least one channel, wherein the receiving devicesare adapted to receive one or more audio streamfrom at least one of the source devices

Audio stream network with network components and method for running and/or configuring the network with network components

In a method for running a computer network () comprising a number of devices (-) being arranged in a daisy-chained loop and running a spanning-tree algorithm () involving handling of state machines (), wherein each device (-) comprises a bridge (-) having at least three ports (-), whereby during running the network () each device (-) can take different states (D, L, F, O) to avoid a loop in the network (), whereby logical port states (D, L, F, O) of the ports are defined by the state machines (), for at least one device (-) at least once before a reboot of the device (-) a momentary state (S) of a state machine () is stored, and in case of rebooting the state (D, L, F, O, S) of the device (-) is restored, if it is successfully validated that the stored state (S) is still valid. A Computer network (), comprising a number of devices (-) being arranged in a daisy-chained loop is adapted for performing the method above.

Method for running a computer network and computer network

The invention provides for a method for using a computer network () comprising a number of switches () each having ports for receiving and sending streams, wherein the streams are sent from a router () via the ports of switches (), that have shown interest, to at least one receiver (), whereby in case of a link failure at least one of the at least one receiver () sends back a message to the router.

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Stephan Van Tienen