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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
May. 22, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay S Parker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Leo B Koziol, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ; H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34082552 ; 340825 ; 370 85 ;
Abstract
A bus arrangement for providing equipment units with an address is disclosed. Each individual equipment unit achieves its address automatically according to its relative physical position within the organization of the units without the need for setting any switches. In simplistic terms, this is achieved by providing at each unit, modification of the bus leads. This includes the termination of one lead, the addition of one lead, and the relative repositioning of the other leads.