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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Kevin Raymond Driscoll, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brendan Hall, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
In an example, a node in a network includes four ports coupled to respective nodes via respective links. A first port and a third port are coupled to respective nodes via respective near links and a second port and a fourth port are coupled to respective nodes via respective skip links. The node further includes at least one processor configured to send a first message in a first direction via the second port, and the first message includes a first destination address that corresponds to the second side of the node. The at least one processor is further configured to send a second message in a second direction via the fourth port, and the second message includes a second destination address that corresponds to the first side of the node.