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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inspection control unit () checks a communication status of a communication network () to which one or more nodes are connected and determines, based on the communication status, whether inspection of the communication network is possible. When it is determined that inspection of the communication network is possible, the inspection control unit outputs a basic signal, which is a pulse signal for inspecting the communication network, to the communication network. An inspecting unit () accepts an inspection signal, which is a basic signal with a waveform changed by flowing through the communication network, and determines, based on the waveform of the inspection signal, whether a new node connected to the communication network is present.