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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Ralf Beyer, Moerendorf, DE;
Harald Karl, Fuerth, DE;
Michael Wilding, Ditzingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/939 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/20 (2013.01); H04L 12/4625 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 49/552 (2013.01); H04L 49/557 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01); Y04S 40/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network, in particular an Ethernet network, contains as network elements at least two network components that are interconnected by a network transmission line. Accordingly, at least one expansion unit having two external ports is disposed in the network line for extending the scope thereof, wherein the expansion unit forwards a failure of the network transmission line at one of the ports thereof to a port of the next subsequent network element.