Network subscriber
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1. A network subscriber comprising:
- a plurality of individual functional units, each individual functional unit comprising an application interface,at least a shared functional unit,a first interface for establishing a physical connection, anda second interface for establishing a further physical connection,wherein the shared functional unit comprises a packet-processing unit,the packet-processing unit being connected to the plurality of individual functional units to forward data packets received via any of the first and the second interface to the individual functional units and to send out data packets generated and/or modified by the individual functional units via the any of the first and the second interfaces,the packet-processing unit at least partially processing or pre-processing the data packets to establish the physical connections.
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Abstract
A network subscriber comprises a plurality of individual functional units, each individual functional unit comprising an application interface. The network subscriber further comprises a network subscriber comprises at least a shared functional unit, a first interface for establishing a physical connection and a second interface for establishing a further physical connection.
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1. A network subscriber comprising:
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a plurality of individual functional units, each individual functional unit comprising an application interface, at least a shared functional unit, a first interface for establishing a physical connection, and a second interface for establishing a further physical connection, wherein the shared functional unit comprises a packet-processing unit, the packet-processing unit being connected to the plurality of individual functional units to forward data packets received via any of the first and the second interface to the individual functional units and to send out data packets generated and/or modified by the individual functional units via the any of the first and the second interfaces, the packet-processing unit at least partially processing or pre-processing the data packets to establish the physical connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network subscriber comprising:
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a plurality of individual functional units, each individual functional unit comprising a memory-managing unit to image logical addresses to physical addresses of the respective individual functional unit, at least a shared functional unit, a first interface for establishing a physical connection, and a second interface for establishing a further physical connection, wherein the shared functional unit is interposed between the first and second interfaces and the memory-managing units of the plurality of individual functional units so that a data exchange between any of the first and second interfaces and the memory-managing units of the plurality of individual functional units is carried out via the shared functional unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A network subscriber comprising:
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a plurality of individual functional units, the individual functional units being arranged in a row with a first individual functional unit in a first end position and a second individual functional unit in a second end position and at least a further individual functional unit therebetween, at least a shared functional unit, a first interface for establishing a physical connection, a second interface for establishing a further physical connection, and a managing interface for managing the first interface and/or the second interface, wherein the first individual functional unit and/or the second individual functional unit comprises registers for accessing the first interface and/or the second interface, wherein the further individual functional unit between the first and second functional unit is formed without any register for accessing the first interface and/or the second interface, and wherein the managing interface can only be accessed by the first individual functional unit and/or the second individual functional unit.
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