Patent ID: 9680735
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for operating a network arrangement having network devices coupled to a communication network, comprising: providing network devices each having a first control device and a first switch device associated with the first control device and a second control device and a second switch device associated with the second control device, the switch devices each having a transmitting and receiving port for transmitting and receiving data via the communication network, a first internal transmitting and receiving port for transmitting and receiving data between the switch devices and a second internal transmitting and receiving port for transmitting and receiving data to/from the first and/or second control devices; generating first data by the first control device and second data by the second control device; transmitting the first data from the first control device to the second control device via the associated switch devices and transmitting the second data from the second control device to the first control device via the associated switch devices, the first and second data passing through the first and second internal transmitting and receiving ports; and prioritizing data interchange by the first and second internal receiving ports with respect to data interchange by the receiving ports for transmitting and receiving data via the communication network.