Patent ID: 11870655
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method for providing a sequence of nodes in a single pair network, wherein the nodes of the single pair network are connected in series by a single twisted pair Ethernet cable comprising two conductors, and wherein the nodes comprise short circuit providing means for providing a short circuit to the two conductors, wherein the method comprises for a plurality of nodes:
sending a short circuit signal to a node causing the short circuit providing means of the node to provide the short circuit to the two conductors,
receiving a sequence determination signal from the node providing the short circuit, wherein the sequence determination signal is indicative of a position of the node along the cable,
determining a sequence of the plurality of nodes along the cable based on the sequence determination signals of each of the plurality of nodes, and
providing a distance measurement signal to a node providing a short circuit, wherein the sequence determination signal corresponds to a reflection of the distance measurement signal by the short circuit.