Network hub interconnection circuitry
First Claim
1. An arrangement of interconnected network hubs, comprising:
- a plurality of network hubs, each hub having two substantially identical receiving slots, the substantially identical receiving slots having electrical contacts disposed therein; and
at least one connector element, each connector element cooperating with one receiving slot from each of two network hubs to electrically connect the two network hubs,wherein each network hub in the plurality of network hubs includes an identifier circuit which generates a unique identifier for its associated network hub.
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Abstract
A circuit for interconnecting electrical components in a stacked arrangement by the use of connector elements in which a substantially continuous bus is formed by the connector elements and the components to conduct signals between the components in the arrangement. The circuit and arrangement include identifier circuitry for automatically assigning an identifier to each electrical component in the stack and terminating circuitry for selectively establishing terminating connections between a terminal electrical component of the stack and the substantially continuous signal bus. The identifier circuitry and the terminating circuitry can be implemented by programmable array logic located in each electrical component.
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1. An arrangement of interconnected network hubs, comprising:
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a plurality of network hubs, each hub having two substantially identical receiving slots, the substantially identical receiving slots having electrical contacts disposed therein; and at least one connector element, each connector element cooperating with one receiving slot from each of two network hubs to electrically connect the two network hubs, wherein each network hub in the plurality of network hubs includes an identifier circuit which generates a unique identifier for its associated network hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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