Device and method for specifying a transmission channel of a slave

US9049219B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9049219-B2
Application numberUS-201313798488-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Priority dateMar 23, 2012
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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A method is disclosed for specifying a transmission channel within a multichannel communication system for a slave of the communication system, as well as to a device of a multichannel communication system. In at least one embodiment of the method, wherein a master can communicate with a safe slave and with a normal slave within the communication system, the transmission channel of a slave of the communication system is specified explicitly as a function of the slave type of the slave.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for specifying a transmission channel for communication between a master and a slave of a multichannel communication system, the method comprising: determining, by the master, a type of the slave; determining a stability of the transmission channel based on a signal-to-noise ratio associated therewith; assigning the transmission channel as one of a stable transmission channel and a normal transmission channel based on the determined stability th…

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What does patent US9049219B2 cover?
A method is disclosed for specifying a transmission channel within a multichannel communication system for a slave of the communication system, as well as to a device of a multichannel communication system. In at least one embodiment of the method, wherein a master can communicate with a safe slave and with a normal slave within the communication system, the transmission channel of a slave of t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Siemens Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/403. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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