Addressable outlet, and a network using same
CA 2505301 A1 · Owner: Mosaid Technologies Incorporated · Inventors: Binder, Yehuda
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An addressable outlet for use as part of local area network based on wiring installed in a building, such as telephone electrical, cable television, dedicated wiring and the like. The use of such wiring for data communications networks in addition to the wiring's primary usage creates a need for ways of determining the condition of the network and monitoring this information remotely. Network condition includes such factors as continuity of wiring connector status, connected devices, topology signal delays, latencies, and , routing patterns. Providing basic processing and addressing capabilities within the outlet permits messaging to and from specific individual outlets thereby …
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- Filed November 12, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 12, 2023.
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