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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Gros, Neustadt, DE;
Fridolin Faist, Oberwolfach, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Gros, Neustadt, DE;
Fridolin Faist, Oberwolfach, DE;
Assignee:
Vega Grieshaber KG, Wolfach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described is a bus station (e.g., a sensor, an actuator, a gateway) which performs a primary device function and a secondary function (e.g., a bus monitor function). To perform the secondary function, the bus station is equipped with a bus monitor arrangement which allows the bus station to access, to detect and to further process telegram traffic carried on the bus system. Also described is a network equipped with a plurality of such bus stations and a method for carrying out such monitoring with the aid of the bus stations.