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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Wei Jiang, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Seita, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Tashiro, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Azbil Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Ring type switchesX,Y that connect to two sub-ringsare provided to maintain Ethernet communications between sub-rings even when a fault occurs in a ring type switch. By carrying out redundant control processing based on the operating status of itself and the companion in these ring type switchesX,Y, one operates as the currently used system and carries out relay connections between the sub-ringsand the other operates as a standby system and stops relay connections between the sub-rings