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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Peter Higgins, Sandwich, MA (US);
Peter Higgins, Sandwich, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The real time Ethernet protocol (RTEP) of the present invention offers improved speed and performance for an Ethernet network, while simultaneously enhancing the Ethernet's communication functionality. The RTEP provides a data frame, within the standard Ethernet protocol frame, containing information to support network functionality ordinarily associated with higher level protocol layers. The RTEP can guarantee delivery of messages as well as correct message sequence. The RTEP also supports IP subnetting, message piggybacking, Ethernet network sharing, and dynamic replacement of Ethernet stations. The present invention has particular application in conducting communications between one or more hosts and a telecommunications switching system.