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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1990
Hiroyuki Ogura, Hino, JP;
Katsumi Kawano, Kawasaki, JP;
Kinji Mori, Machida, JP;
Hirokazu Kasashima, Hitachi, JP;
Manabu Shinomoto, Katsuta, JP;
Yasuo Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Masayuki Orimo, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Several processors and several communication control units are connected to a transmission medium. Each communication control unit has one or more terminal devices connected to it, and so any terminal device can be coupled to any processor. Each processor includes a central processing unit, a memory, and a control manager. The memory stores first information regarding processing being done with a terminal device coupled to the processor and second information regarding the communication control units connected to each of the processors and regarding the terminal devices being serviced by the processor. The control manager manages the communication control units based on the stored information. Information about the connections between the processors and the communication control units is broadcast to all processors. If any processor is faulty, another processor can take over the processing being done by the faulty processor. Likewise, further, processors can be added to the network, and their connection status is known to all other processors.