Patent ID: 6744985
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A data bus arrangement for a plurality of nodes connected to each other, said data bus arrangement comprising:a logical decision gate having a plurality of inputs corresponding to said plurality of nodes; at least one optical transmission converter connected between said nodes and said logical decision gate wherein each said optical transmission converter receives an optical signal from one of said nodes and provides an electrical signal to one of said inputs of said logic decision gate and wherein an output of the logic decision gate is connected to an input of each of said at least one optical transmission converter; a plurality of switching means wherein each of the said switching means is connected between an output of one of said optical transmission converters and one of said inputs of said logical decision gate, each of said switching means including a control device for providing control of said switching means independent of an output of one of said nodes corresponding to said switching means.