Method for operating a network having a ring topology

A device for operating a network having a ring topology, comprising:

• a monitoring arrangement to monitor a carrier signal, wherein a false carrier indication signal is used to monitor the carrier signal;
• a detecting arrangement to detect a faulty connection between two stations of the network by monitoring the carrier signal;
• and a rerouting arrangement, for use in the event of a faulty connection link, to correspondingly reroute data to maintain a network operation;
• wherein the network has a contradirectional dual-ring structure, wherein each station of the network has an input interface and an output interface for each ring, and wherein a physical connection between two stations of the network corresponds to an Ethernet standard using electrical data routing, wherein the carrier signal is monitored at one input interface of a first station, wherein, upon detection of a faulty connection, the first station reroutes data from its own output interface, which is connected to an input interface of a second station, to its own input interface, which is connected in a faulty manner to an output interface of the second station, wherein a failure to transmit IDLE codes during a transmission pause generates an invalid code group and causes the monitoring arrangement to respond.

A network having a ring topology, comprising:

• a device to detect a faulty connection between two stations of the network, the device including:
• a monitoring arrangement to monitor a carrier signal, wherein a false carrier indication signal is used to monitor the carrier signal;
• a detecting arrangement to detect a faulty connection between two stations of the network by monitoring the carrier signal;
• and a rerouting arrangement, for use in the event of a faulty connection link, to correspondingly reroute data to maintain a network operation;
• wherein the network has a contradirectional dual-ring structure, wherein each station of the network has an input interface and an output interface for each ring, and wherein a physical connection between two stations of the network corresponds to an Ethernet standard using electrical data routing, wherein the carrier signal is monitored at one input interface of a first station, wherein, upon detection of a faulty connection, the first station reroutes data from its own output interface, which is connected to an input interface of a second station, to its own input interface, which is connected in a faulty manner to an output interface of the second station wherein a failure to transmit IDLE codes during a transmission pause generates an invalid code group and causes the monitoring arrangement to respond.