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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Glen David Stone, Campbell, CA (US);
David James, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Smyers, San Jose, CA (US);
Jose Diaz, San Jose, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and device for identifying that a 1394 node is actively attached to a 1394 network and indicating so to the 1394 network. In one embodiment, a border node first determines that a 1394 node is actively attached to the border node. Then, the border node sets a reserved bit in a self-identification packet, indicating the active presence of the 1394 node. Then, during the self-identification process, the border node transmits the self-identification packet into a 1394 network, indicating to all 1394 nodes in the 1394 network that there is a border node with an active connection to a 1394 node. Next, the 1394 nodes in the 1394 network of compliant devices alter their behavior for arbitration purposes, such that an 1394 network and a 1394 network may share a communication link.