Multipath transmission system
CA 2041309 A1 · Owner: The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Hashimoto, Kyosuke; Inoue, Kiyoshi; Suzuki, Atsuhiko
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A multipath transmission system of this invention includes a plurality of multiplex nodes connected in parallel to three common signal transmission lines. The multiplex node includes a transmission control circuit which is allotted to a corresponding one of devices, receives a multiplex signal from the device in response to a transmission request of another multiplex node and transmits the multiplex signal to the signal transmission line. It includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage generated in at least one of the transmission lines, a reception control circuit for specifying the transmission state of the signal transmission line according to a voltage detected by the …
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- Filed April 26, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 26, 2011.
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