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Distributed ethernet hub

  • US 7,356,042 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2002
  • Issued: 04/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A distributed network hub, comprising:

  • at least one transmit line;

    first and second transmitters, each coupled to a different end of said transmit line, and each for transmitting data on said transmit line, the first and second transmitters each having a respective separate communication link associated therewith; and

    each transmitter including circuits for avoiding a simultaneous transmission of data on said transmit line, and including a respective buffer memory for temporarily storing received data before transmission thereof on said transmit line, and each transmitter determining an idle status on said transmit line and respective communication link in avoiding a simultaneous transmission of data on said transmit line.

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