Process, communication device and communication module for determining communication identifiers

A communication device for determining a plurality of communication identifiers (CI1-CI4), which is connectable over a network (NET) to at least one additional communication device (K2-K3), wherein the communication devices (K1-K3) have start identifiers (SI1-SI3) assigned to them in each case, with means for a synchronous performance of the following steps when the communication device (K1-K4) is connected to the at least one other communication device (K1-K4) over the network (NET):

• (a) determine a first own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) on the basis of the start identifier (SI1) that is assigned to the communication device (K1) in each case;
• (b) send the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) over the network (NET);
• (c) compare the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) to received decision values (V0, V1;
• V0-V3);
• (d) claim at least one communication identifier (CI1) and transmit this at least one communication identifier (CI1) over the network (NET), if no received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is available in step (c), or if it was determined in step (c) that only one decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) was received and that the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is of a higher order than that of said received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3);
• and
• (e) determined at least one second own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) on the basis of the start identifier (SI1-SI3) that is assigned to the communication device (K1-K4) in each case, and repeat the steps (b) and(c) on the basis of said at least one second own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) if it is determined in step (c) that the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is equal to at least one received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) and that no received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is of a higher order than the own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3).

A communication module stored in a memory of a communication device (K1) for determining communication identifiers (CI1-CI4), wherein the communication device (K1) is connectable over a network (NET) to at least one additional communication device (K2-K4), wherein the communication devices (K1-K4) have start identifiers (SI1-SI3) assigned to them in each case, wherein the communication module (KM) incorporates program code that is executable by a control means (CPU) of the communication device (K1), wherein the communication device (K1) can perform the following steps synchronized with the respective other communication devices (K2-K4) if it is connected to the at least one additional communication device (K1-K4) over the network (NET):

• (a) determine a first own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) on the basis of the start identifier (SI1) that is assigned to the communication device (K1);
• (b) send the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) over the network (NET);
• (c) compare the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) to received decision values (V0, V1;
• V0-V3);
• (d) claim at least one communication identifier (CI1-CI4) and transmit this at least one communication identifier (CI1-CI4) over the network (NET), if no received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is available in step (c), or if it was determined in step (c) that only one decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) was received and that the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is of a higher order than that of said received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3);
• and
• (e) determined at least one second own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) on the basis of the start identifier (SI1-SI3) that is assigned to the communication device (K1-K4) in each case, and repeat the steps (b) and(c) on the basis of said at least one second own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) if it is determined in step (c) that the respective own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is equal to at least one received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) and that no received decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3) is of a higher order than the own decision value (V0, V1;
• V0-V3).