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AssigneeEchelon Corporation
InventorsDonald D. Baumann, W. Mike Berke, Stephen F. Dreyer, Rod G. Sinks, Kurt A. Stoll
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A transceiver module for coupling between cells in a distributed intelligence network and a twisted pair line. The module receives power from the line and provides power to its respective cell. At the end of transmitting a packet, the transceiver transmits a code violation (pulse), then an anti-code violation (pulse of opposite polarity) to dissipate energy in the line. This is followed by clamping the line for the dead time between packets. N transceivers may be connected (without a cell) to form a repeater. The transceiver module may be used in a network having free topology; that is, an ideal transmission line, with terminators is not needed.
In a network having a plurality of nodes interconnected by a line where communications occur by transmitting packets over the line and where the end of a packet is signified by the transmission of a first pulse having a predetermined duration and a polarity, an improved method comprising the steps of:
A method for reducing unwanted charge on a line in a network where data is transmitted in packets over the line, comprising the steps of;
In an apparatus for transmitting data packets in a network, the method comprising the steps of;
In a network having a plurality of nodes, each having a transceiver and a cell, an improved method of operation comprising the steps of;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.