Energy-saving operation of a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for operating a communication system which has a plurality of communication devices which are connected to a communication medium, the method comprising:
- granting the communication devices access to the communication medium in a predefined sequence, wherein, after the end of a standby mode, each of the plurality of communication devices checks whether it is granted access to the communication medium, wherein the respective communication device does not request access to the communication medium; and
switching the respective communication device to the standby mode for a pause duration until the respective communication device is likely to be granted access to the communication medium again, when the respective communication device does not require access to the communication medium or the respective communication device is not granted access to the communication medium, wherein the pause duration corresponds to a time duration after which the respective communication device is granted access to the communication medium according to the predefined sequence if a predetermined number of other communication devices of the plurality of communication devices access the communication medium.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a communication system (100) having a plurality of communication units (300, 301, 302, 303, 304) which are connected to a communication medium (110), wherein access to the communication medium (110) is granted to the communication units (300, 301, 302, 303, 304) in a predefined order, wherein, after the end of a standby mode, a communication unit (300, 301, 302, 303, 304) checks whether it is granted access and changes to the standby mode again for a pause duration (T1, T2) until access is likely to be granted to it again if the communication unit (300, 301, 302, 303, 304) does not require access to the communication medium (110) or is not granted access.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for operating a communication system which has a plurality of communication devices which are connected to a communication medium, the method comprising:
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granting the communication devices access to the communication medium in a predefined sequence, wherein, after the end of a standby mode, each of the plurality of communication devices checks whether it is granted access to the communication medium, wherein the respective communication device does not request access to the communication medium; and switching the respective communication device to the standby mode for a pause duration until the respective communication device is likely to be granted access to the communication medium again, when the respective communication device does not require access to the communication medium or the respective communication device is not granted access to the communication medium, wherein the pause duration corresponds to a time duration after which the respective communication device is granted access to the communication medium according to the predefined sequence if a predetermined number of other communication devices of the plurality of communication devices access the communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to connect to a communication medium; an electronic processor connected to the communication interface and configured to; grant a plurality of communication units access to the communication medium in a predefined sequence, wherein, after an end of a standby mode, each of the plurality of communication units checks whether it is granted access to the communication medium, wherein the respective communication unit does not request access to the communication medium; and switch the respective communication unit of the plurality of communication units to the standby mode once more for a pause duration until the respective communication unit is likely to be granted access again, when the respective communication unit does not require access to the communication medium or it is not granted access to the communication medium, wherein the pause duration corresponds to a time duration after which the respective communication unit is granted access to the communication medium according to the predefined sequence if a predetermined number of other communication units of the plurality of communication units access the communication medium.
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16. A method for operating a communication system which has a plurality of communication devices which are connected to a communication medium, the method comprising:
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granting the communication devices access to the communication medium in a predefined sequence, wherein, after the end of a standby mode, each of the plurality of communication devices checks whether it is granted access to the communication medium, wherein the respective communication device does not request access to the communication medium; and responsive to determining that the communication device does not require access to the communication medium or the respective communication is not granted access to the communication medium, switching the respective communication device to the standby mode for a pause duration until the respective communication device is likely to be granted access to the communication medium again, wherein the respective communication device switches to the standby mode again if the pause duration is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
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