Network with several subnetworks
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1. A network comprising:
- a plurality of subnetworks, each of said subnetworks including a plurality of terminals,wherein at least one of the terminals operates as a bridge terminal between two of said plurality of subnetworks, wherein communication from a first subnetwork to a second subnetwork through said bridge terminal is halted during a predetermined period of time during which said bridge terminal is not available to said first subnetwork, andone of said plurality of terminals is selected as a proxy terminal, by the bridge terminal, to receive and store data directed to said unavailable bridge terminal and forward said collected data to said bridge terminal after said predetermined period of time elapses as said bridge terminal is again available to said first subnetwork.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a network with several subnetworks, which are organized either decentrally or centrally and can be connected in each case each by bridge terminals, a proxy terminal for a bridge terminal being set up in at least one of the subnetworks, which proxy terminal during an absence (dictated by frequency, time, code, or other factors) of the bridge terminal accepts all data directed to the bridge terminal or to be forwarded thereby, temporarily stores the data, and forwards said data to the bridge terminal when this is present again.
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1. A network comprising:
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a plurality of subnetworks, each of said subnetworks including a plurality of terminals, wherein at least one of the terminals operates as a bridge terminal between two of said plurality of subnetworks, wherein communication from a first subnetwork to a second subnetwork through said bridge terminal is halted during a predetermined period of time during which said bridge terminal is not available to said first subnetwork, and one of said plurality of terminals is selected as a proxy terminal, by the bridge terminal, to receive and store data directed to said unavailable bridge terminal and forward said collected data to said bridge terminal after said predetermined period of time elapses as said bridge terminal is again available to said first subnetwork. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A bridge terminal comprising:
- means for receiving data from at least a first subnetwork of two subnetworks and means for transmitting data to at least a second subnetwork of the two subnetworks for providing communication between the two subnetworks, said subnetworks each including a plurality of terminals, said bridge terminal being configured to;
determine a period of time when said bridge terminal is unavailable for communication between said two subnetworks; select one of said plurality of terminals as a proxy terminal during the period the bridge terminal is unavailable, wherein the proxy terminal receives all data directed to the bridge terminal, temporarily stores the received data, and forwards the data to the bridge terminal when the bridge terminal is again available for communication between said two subnetworks.
- means for receiving data from at least a first subnetwork of two subnetworks and means for transmitting data to at least a second subnetwork of the two subnetworks for providing communication between the two subnetworks, said subnetworks each including a plurality of terminals, said bridge terminal being configured to;
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8. A method of operating a bridge terminal for providing communication between two subnetworks, said subnetworks each including a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
determining a period of time when said bridge terminal is unavailable for communication between said two subnetworks;
selecting one of said plurality of terminals as a proxy terminal during the period the bridge terminal is unavailable, wherein the proxy terminal receives all data directed to the bridge terminal, temporarily stores the received data, and forwards the data to the bridge terminal when the bridge terminal is again available for communication between said two subnetworks.
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9. A non-transient computer readable media configured for operating a bridge terminal for providing communication between two subnetworks, said subnetworks each including a plurality of terminals, the operating including:
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determining a period of time when said bridge terminal is unavailable for communication between said two subnetworks; selecting one of said plurality of terminals as a proxy terminal during the period the bridge terminal is unavailable, wherein the proxy terminal receives all data directed to the bridge terminal, temporarily stores the received data, and forwards the data to the bridge terminal when the bridge terminal is again available for communication between said two subnetworks.
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