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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene P Gerety, Wolcott, CT (US);
Assignee:
ITT Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34082506 ; 3408255 ; 34082551 ; 370 85 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing masterless collision detection in a communication network includes a distinct data transmission bus and distinct collision detection reference bus. A voltage on the reference bus is monitored by each element to ascertain the existence of a change in the voltage which results in either the enabling or disabling of data transmission on the transmission bus by that element.