DATA INTEGRITY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH COEQUAL SUBSCRIBERS
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Abstract
A communication device for a subscriber in a communication network of coequal subscribers, which communication device has a communication unit and a control unit. The received messages are checked for rule compliance. If a message does not comply with a particular rule, a disconnection signal is sent to the transmitter of the message.
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16. A communication device for communication with a coequal subscriber, said communication device comprising:
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a communication unit for receiving a message from an adjacent subscriber; and a control unit for checking whether the received message complies with a particular rule, and for triggering disconnection of a transmitter if this is not the case. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for communication with a coequal subscriber, said method comprising:
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receiving a message from an adjacent subscriber; checking whether the received message complies with a particular rule; and triggering disconnection of a transmitter if the received message does not comply with the particular rule.
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29. A program element which, when executed on a processor in a communication device, instructs the processor to perform the following steps:
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receiving a message from an adjacent subscriber; checking whether the received message complies with a particular rule; and triggering disconnection of a transmitter if the received message does not comply with the particular rule.
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30. A computer-readable medium which stores a program element which, when executed on a processor in a communication device, instructs the processor to perform the steps comprising:
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receiving a message from an adjacent subscriber; checking whether the received message complies with a particular rule; and triggering disconnection of a transmitter if the received message does not comply with the particular rule.
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