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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2007
Stefano A. Lassini, Lowell, MI (US);
Patrick G. Waite, Sand Lake, MI (US);
Michael S. Habenschuss, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mary Voogt, Grandville, MI (US);
Stefano A. Lassini, Lowell, MI (US);
Patrick G. Waite, Sand Lake, MI (US);
Michael S. Habenschuss, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mary Voogt, Grandville, MI (US);
GE Aviation Systems, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A communication system and method includes a main bus that operates in accordance with a standard limited to a linear topology, a bus controller coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on the main bus, and a first remote terminal coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on the main bus including the messages sent by the bus controller. The system and method also includes a repeater coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on the main bus including the messages sent by the bus controller and by the first remote terminal, and second and third remote terminals coupled to the repeater, wherein the second and third remote terminals send and receive messages on the main bus via the repeater.