Connecting node for a communications network
First Claim
1. A connecting node for a communications network and for connection of a network element of the communications network to the communications network, the connecting node comprising:
- a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node;
a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interfaces, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to at least one of read, alter, and block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element;
a circuit element comprising a memory; and
a data path for communicatively coupling the first interface and the second interface, wherein;
the network element is a control unit connected to other control units via the communications network,the circuit element is connected to the data path by data lines,the circuit element is configured to read additional information accompanying the data exchanged at the interfaces with the aid of the data lines and to continuously compare the additional information with presets stored in the memory,the additional information includes at least one of a Controller Area Network (CAN) ID, an Ethernet address, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, andthe circuit element is configured to alter data with the aid of the data lines and depending on the comparison.
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Abstract
A connecting node for a communications network is described, especially for connection of a network element of the communications network to the communications network, wherein the connecting node has a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node and a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interface, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to read and/or to alter and/or to block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element.
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24 Claims
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1. A connecting node for a communications network and for connection of a network element of the communications network to the communications network, the connecting node comprising:
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a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node; a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interfaces, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to at least one of read, alter, and block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element; a circuit element comprising a memory; and a data path for communicatively coupling the first interface and the second interface, wherein; the network element is a control unit connected to other control units via the communications network, the circuit element is connected to the data path by data lines, the circuit element is configured to read additional information accompanying the data exchanged at the interfaces with the aid of the data lines and to continuously compare the additional information with presets stored in the memory, the additional information includes at least one of a Controller Area Network (CAN) ID, an Ethernet address, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the circuit element is configured to alter data with the aid of the data lines and depending on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control device for a communications network, comprising:
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circuit for at least one of communicating with at least one connecting node and controlling the at least one connecting node, wherein the connecting node is for a communications network and for connection of a network element of the communications network to the communications network, the at least one connecting node comprising; a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node;
a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interfaces, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to at least one of read, alter, and block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element;a circuit element comprising a memory; and a data path for communicatively coupling the first interface and the second interface, wherein; the network element is a control unit connected to other control units via the communications network, the circuit element is connected to the data path by data lines, the circuit element is configured to read additional information accompanying the data exchanged at the interfaces with the aid of the data lines and to continuously compare the additional information with presets stored in the memory, the additional information includes at least one of a Controller Area Network (CAN) ID, an Ethernet address, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the circuit element is configured to alter data with the aid of the data lines and depending on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A communications network, comprising:
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circuit for connecting at least two network elements to each other, wherein at least one of the network elements is connected to the communications network via a connecting node, the connecting node comprising; a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node;
a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interfaces, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to at least one of read, alter, and block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element;a circuit element comprising a memory; and
a data path for communicatively coupling the first interface and the second interface, wherein;the at least one of the network elements is a control unit connected to other control units via the communications network, the circuit element is connected to the data path by data lines, the circuit element is configured to read additional information accompanying the data exchanged at the interfaces with the aid of the data lines and to continuously compare the additional information with presets stored in the memory, the additional information includes at least one of a Controller Area Network (CAN) ID, an Ethernet address, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the circuit element is configured to alter data with the aid of the data lines and depending on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for operating a communications network including means for connecting at least two network elements to each other, wherein at least one of the network elements is connected to the communications network via a connecting node, the connecting node comprising a first interface for connection of the network element to the connecting node;
- a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network;
a circuit element comprising a memory; and
a data path for communicatively coupling the first interface and the second interface, wherein the connecting node is constructed to enable an exchange of data between the communications network and the network element via the first and second interfaces, and wherein the connecting node is constructed to at least one of read, alter, and block data exchanged between the communications network and the network element, the method comprising;with the use of a control unit, an independent channel, and the connecting node, data between the communications network and at least one network element are at least one of read, altered, and blocked, wherein; the network element is a control unit connected to other control units via the communications network, the circuit element is connected to the data path by data lines, the circuit element is configured to read additional information accompanying the data exchanged at the interfaces with the aid of the data lines and to continuously compare the additional information with presets stored in the memory, the additional information includes at least one of a Controller Area Network (CAN) ID, an Ethernet address, and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the circuit element is configured to alter data with the aid of the data lines and depending on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (24)
- a second interface for connection of the connecting node to the communications network;
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