Device for transmitting, exchanging and/or routing data and/or information
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Abstract
A device for transmitting, exchanging and/or routing data and/or information, in the context of industrial process and/or automation technology, between a first unit and at least a second unit. One of those units is a transmitter or sensor supplying a measurement value for determining a physical or chemical quantity. Said units form part of a combined assembly or network of several units which communicate with one another directly or indirectly by means of at least one intermediate unit, each of the units comprising at least two physical communication interfaces and at least one microprocessor.
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26 Claims
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14. Adevicefortransmitting, exchanging, and/or forwarding data and/or information, in the context of industrial process- and/or automation technology, between a first unit and at least one second unit of a network of multiple units, each having at least one microprocssor associated therewith, wherein:
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said first unit and said at least one second unit is one of;
a transmitter or sensor, which provide a measured value for determining a physical or chemical parameter;
said network of multiple units belong to an interconnected group, which communicate with one another either directly or indirectly via at least one intermediate unit; and
each of the units of said network of multiple units has at least two physical, communication interfaces, - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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