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US 2017/0302594 A1Published application
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.
Claims21
-21. (canceled)
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch;
- and
- a second multi-port switch, the first and second multi-port switches including connections for connecting to respective multi-port switches of another network device, wherein the first multi-port switch is configured to connect with a first respective multi-port switch of the other network device, and the second multi-port switch is configured to connect with a second respective multi-port switch of the other network device, the first and second multi-port switches further including connections for connecting to at least one of a data source or a data receiver.
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch;
- and
- a second multi-port switch, the first and second multi-port switches including connections for connecting to respective multi-port switches of a plurality of network devices, the plurality of network devices including at least a first network device and a second network device, wherein the first multi-port switch is configured to connect with a first respective multi-port switch of the first network device and with a first respective multi-port switch of the second network device, and the second multi-port switch is configured to connect with a second respective multi-port switch of the first network device and with a second respective multi-port switch of the second network device.
A network device, comprising:
- a first multi-port switch;
- and
- a second multi-port switch, the first and second multi-port switches including connections for connecting to respective multi-port switches of another network device, wherein the first multi-port switch is configured to connect with a first respective multi-port switch of the other network device, and the second multi-port switch is configured to connect with a second respective multi-port switch of the other network device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.