Method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a ring network dat

Details Method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a ring network dat Method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a ring network dat

1988-02-22

1989-08-08

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 15, H04L 112

Patent

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048559938

ABSTRACT:
A ring network data transmission system includes a plurality of transmission apparatuses, at least one terminal connected to each of the transmission apparatuses and double ring transmission paths interconnecting the transmission apparatuses in a ring-like system configuration so that terminals can communicate with one another through the associated transmission apparatuses. When a transmission fault occurs in the network, the transmission apparatus which can serve as the master station issues to all of the other transmission apparatuses a command for searching the fault location. In response to the reception of the command, each of the other transmission apparatuses sends out a monitor signal containing its own address and at the same time checks monitor signal received. Through collation of the address contained in the received monitor signal with the address information arrayed in the order in which the transmission apparatuses are interconnected, the number of bypassed transmission apparatuses existing between each transmission apparatus and the transmission apparatus sending out the monitor signal is determined. By comparing this number with a predetermined maximum permissible number of the stages allowable to be bypassed, the faulty location is detected. With such an operation, automatic reconfiguration operation of double ring configuration can be stabilized.

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patent: 4573044 (1986-02-01), McConachie et al.
patent: 4594709 (1986-06-01), Yasue
patent: 4769807 (1988-09-01), Niwa et al.

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