Patent ID: 8984092
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting telegrams in an automation system comprising a plurality of network components connected to form a network, comprising the steps of: a) receiving with a first of the network components a first telegram comprising a plurality of original datagrams and containing information from all of the network components in the network, with each of the original datagrams being associated with each of the network components in one-to-one correspondence, b) removing from the first telegram a first datagram associated with the first network component, c) inserting into the first telegram an updated datagram associated with the first network component, thereby forming a second telegram containing the updated datagram and the original datagrams associated with the network components other than the first network component, and d) transmitting the second telegram to at least one of the other network components, wherein the steps a) through d) are carried out by each of the network components, wherein a minimum duration is specified for each of the network components between receipt of the first telegram and transmission of the second telegram, and wherein the telegrams are transmitted synchronously by all network components.