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US 10,313,273 B2Granted
Communication network hopping architecture
AssigneeBedrock Automation Platforms Inc.
InventorsAlbert Rooyakkers, James G. Calvin
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Abstract
Communication network systems are disclosed. In one or more implementations, the communication network system includes a plurality of network devices. Each of the plurality of network devices incorporates one or more multi-port switches, where each multi-port switch includes a connection to the network device incorporating the multi-port switch and a connection to at least one other port of another multi-port switch incorporated by another respective one of the plurality of network devices.
Claims16
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first multi-port switch of a second network device, and a third port configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one of a data source and a data receiver;
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- a second multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a second multi-port switch of the second network device, and a third port configured to be communicatively coupled to the at least one of the data source and the data receiver.
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first multi-port switch of a second network device, and a third port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first multi-port switch of a third network device;
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- a second multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a second multi-port switch of the second network device, and a third port configured to be communicatively coupled to a second multi-port switch of the third network device.
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first multi-port switch of a second network device;
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- a second multi-port switch of the network device having a first port communicatively coupled to the network device and a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first multi-switch of a second network device,
- wherein each of the first and second multi-port switches comprises a terminal switch configured to be communicatively coupled one of an initial switch of a second network device and an intermediary switch of a second network device, the initial switch providing communicatively coupling with one of a data receiver and a data source and the intermediate switch providing communicative coupling between the second network device and a third network device.
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