- 专利标题: Modular switching network node for a communications network
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申请号: US13299102申请日: 2011-11-17
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公开(公告)号: US10764212B2公开(公告)日: 2020-09-01
- 发明人: Heiko Hack , Timo Kistner , Urs Schweizer , Andreas Schäffler , Michael Wagner
- 申请人: Heiko Hack , Timo Kistner , Urs Schweizer , Andreas Schäffler , Michael Wagner
- 申请人地址: DE Munich
- 专利权人: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- 当前专利权人: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- 当前专利权人地址: DE Munich
- 代理机构: Cozen O'Connor
- 优先权: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@49f7296
- 主分类号: H04L12/931
- IPC分类号: H04L12/931 ; H05K7/14
摘要:
A modular switching network node for a communications network, i.e., an industrial communications network, where the modular switching network node comprises a switching network node base unit and at least one port module, the at least one port module comprises at least one connection interface for coupling to the communications network, and where the modular switching network node is configured to forward communication data over one of the connection interfaces of the modular switching network node to at least one additional connection interface of the modular switching network node. The switching network node base unit is configured such that at least one of the port modules is swappable for a functional module to expand the functionality of the switching network node.