Partitioned point-to-point communications networks

Details Partitioned point-to-point communications networks Partitioned point-to-point communications networks

1995-06-01

1997-12-23

Horabik, Michael

Communications: electrical

Continuously variable indicating

With meter reading

370401, 340826, 39520015, 39520002, H04J 308

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057011206

ABSTRACT:
Partitioned point-to-point communications networks and configured to include a plurality of overlapping network portions, from "fully connected" point-to-point communications networks that are being expanded (to include additional sites), reconfigured and/or which are being upgraded (or otherwise modified) to support new and possibly incompatible communications protocols. The partitioning facilitates adding sites to a fully connected network, particularly where a predetermined maximum network size is reached, without having to redesign the network. In addition, modifying communication protocols used in such a network (for example, when upgrading a portion of the network to support a new feature), without having to change protocols for all sites at once is facilitated. Further embodiments comprise (a) processes which allow fully connected point-to-point communications networks to grow without requiring that every site in the network maintain information concerning every other network site, and (b) partitioned point-to-point communications networks which are products of any of these processes.

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"Supplement to the System Administration Guide Network Feature" a publication by ROLM Systems; document No. G341-1578-00. no date.

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