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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.6454/DELNP/2008 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :23/07/2008 (43) Publication Date : 24/10/2008
(54) Title of the invention : "SYSTEM AND METHD FOR MAKING BUSSES LIMITED TO ALINEAR TOPOLOGY
EXTENSIBLE TO OTHER TOPOLOGIES"
(51) International classification :H04L 12/40 (71)Name of Applicant :
(31) Priority Document No :60/743,208
1)GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
(32) Priority Date :01/02/2006
Address of Applicant :1 NEUMANN WAY, CINCINNATI,
(33) Name of priority country :U.S.A.
OHIO 45215-1988, U.S.A. U.S.A.
(86) International Application No :PCT/US2007/002748 (72)Name of Inventor :
Filing Date
:01/02/2007
1)LASSINI STEFANO A.
(87) International Publication No :WO 2007 089896 2)WAITE PATRICK
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
3)HABENSCHUSS MICHAEL S.
4)VOOGT MARY
(62) Divisional to Application Number :NA
Filing Date
:NA
(57) Abstract :
A communication system and method includes a main bus that operates in accordance with a standard limited to a linear topology, a
bus controller coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on the main bus, and a first remote terminal
coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on the main bus including the messages sent by the bus
controller. The system and method also includes a repeater coupled to the main bus and configured to send and receive messages on
the main bus including the messages sent by the bus controller and by the first remote terminal, and second and third remote terminals
coupled to the repeater, wherein the second and third remote terminals send and receive messages on the main bus via the repeater.
No. of Pages : 25 No. of Claims : 16
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