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Method and device for medium-redundant operation of a terminal in a network

  • US 20060067208A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2003
  • Published: 03/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for media-redundant operation of a terminal in a network:

  • automatically monitoring, via a first transmission devices in the terminal, which is connected to a media access controller for the terminal, a connection which is formed between the first transmission device and a network components via a first connecting medium;

    producing, from the first transmission device, a failure signal if no connection or a faulty connection is found via the connecting medium during automatic monitoring of the connection, and as a reaction to the failure signal, deactivating the first transmission device via a control device (5) which is connected to the first transmission device;

    activating, via the control device, a further transmission devices, which is connected to the media access controller for the terminal, with a sound physical connection being reproduced between the terminal and the network via a further connecting medium, and sending an electronic failure message by means of the further transmission device via the further connecting medium to the network for registration of the further transmission device.

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