Data communication system and method

US8935022B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935022-B2
Application numberUS-201414154373-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 14, 2014
Priority dateMar 17, 2009
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A communication system for a vehicle consist may include a control module that interfaces with router transceiver units coupled to a cable bus, and can communicate network data between vehicles having a transceiver unit over a cable bus.

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What is claimed is: 1. A router transceiver unit, comprising: a network adapter module configured for electrical connection to a network interface unit, wherein the network adapter module is configured to receive high bandwidth network data from the network interface unit; and a signal modulator module electrically connected to the network adapter module and comprising a physical layer and a data link layer, the signal modulator module comprising an electrical output and interna…

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What does patent US8935022B2 cover?
A communication system for a vehicle consist may include a control module that interfaces with router transceiver units coupled to a cable bus, and can communicate network data between vehicles having a transceiver unit over a cable bus.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gen Electric
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B61L15/0036. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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