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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Andrew D. Nelson, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Donald Mehn, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Randy Alan DeCoster, Appleton, WI (US);
James D. Borowski, Greenville, WI (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for handling a data packet includes a network device receiving the data packet. The method also includes the network device separating first network layer data of the data packet from message data of the data packet. The message data of the data packet includes a source address represented by less than four bytes, a destination address represented by less than four bytes, and a format identifier. The method includes determining whether the destination address of the message data matches an address of the network device or whether the message data indicates a broadcast message. The method also includes the network device processing the format identifier if the destination address of the message data matches the address of the network device or if the message data indicates the broadcast message. The method includes the network device providing the message data to a second network device and/or other network devices.