Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication system, communication device, integrated circuit, and communication method
- Patent Title (中): 通信系统,通信设备,集成电路和通信方式
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Application No.: US13059263Application Date: 2010-03-17
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Publication No.: US08576704B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Shinichiro Nishioka
- Applicant: Shinichiro Nishioka
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2009-098678 20090415
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/001906 WO 20100317
- International Announcement: WO2010/119616 WO 20101021
- Main IPC: G01R31/08
- IPC: G01R31/08

Abstract:
A communication system includes communication devices that are connected with one another in a ring via a serial link. In the communication system, one communication device issues a standby packet for causing each communication device connected to a part of the link that is not involved with data transfer to switch to standby mode. Each communication device connected to this part of the link relays the standby packet from an immediately preceding communication device in the link to an immediately succeeding communication device in the link, and after relaying the standby packet, causes the own device to switch to standby mode. Further, a communication device that performs communication with said one communication device issues a loopback packet for causing each communication device connected to a part of the link that is involved with data transfer to switch to loopback mode. Each communication device connected to this part of the link relays the loopback packet from an immediately preceding communication device in the link to an immediately succeeding communication device in the link, and after relaying the loopback packet, causes the own device to switch to loopback mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110141898A1 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-06-16
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