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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventor:
Hans-Leo Ross, Lorsch, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/437 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/42 (2013.01); H04L 12/422 (2013.01); H04L 12/437 (2013.01); H04L 41/0654 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ring network for interchanging data between a plurality of devices arranged in a vehicle includes a ring connection and a plurality of distributors. The distributors each have a plurality of communication pairs each having a transmitting unit and a receiving unit for transmitting and receiving data. Each of the devices is connected to one of the distributors via a first communication pair, to the ring connection via a second communication pair and likewise to the ring connection via a third communication pair. A direction of data flow in the second communication pair and the third communication pair is opposite.