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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Televic Rail NV, Izegem, BE;
Inventor:
Dirk Van Den Wouwer, Melsele, BE;
Assignee:
TELEVIC RAIL NV, Izegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/20 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01); H04L 61/609 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); H04L 61/2007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switching device comprises a terminal pair arranged for signal transmission and reception. Circuitry is adapted for generating a stimulus signal to a plurality of network devices forming a daisy chain and for receiving a response signal to the stimulus signal. The circuitry is arranged for deriving from at least the response signal an indication of a network device of the plurality being operational or not. Processing means is arranged for assigning a location-based network address to the network device of the plurality considering the derived indication.