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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Inventors:

William A. Bartz, Mequon, WI (US);

August Schrab, Mequon, WI (US);

Robert Alexander, Mequon, WI (US);

Scott D. Braun, Mequon, WI (US);

Kurt R. Hohensee, Mequon, WI (US);

Mohammadreza Serjooei, Mequon, WI (US);

James B. Vitrano, Mequon, WI (US);

Jaime D. Fernandes, Mequon, WI (US);

Sivaram Balasubramanian, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 41/0836 (2013.01); H04L 41/0886 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 49/35 (2013.01);
Abstract

For uninterrupted network communications, a method detects a protected reset at a network device. In response to the protected reset, the method maintains communication functions of a communication module. The communication module communicates with other network devices using the communication functions. In response to the protected reset, the method resets the network device without resetting the communication module.


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