Method for transmitting data in a control system of a machine

A method for transmitting data in a control system of a machine, the control system having a mediator device, at least one client device, and at least one provider device, the mediator device being connected to the at least one client device and to the at least one provider device in a data-transmitting manner, the method comprising:

• storing, in the mediator device, a table including a plurality of access paths that each describe a data connection from the mediator device to a corresponding provider device of the at least one provider device;
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• transmitting data from a client device of the at least one client device to a provider device of the at least one provider device by (i) receiving, with the mediator device, a first message transmitted from the client device, the first message including one of the access paths as a first entry and data for the provider device as a second entry, (ii) storing, with the mediator device, first connection information as a third entry of the first message and second connection information as a fourth entry of the first message, the first connection information including an address of the client device, the second connection information including an address of the mediator device, (iii) reading the access path of the first message with the mediator device, (iv) using the table to determine which data connection is associated with the access path of the first message, and (v) transmitting the first message from the mediator device to the provider device using the determined data connection.