Patent ID: 10050805

Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for transmitting messages in a computer network, wherein the computer network comprises a first set of computing nodes (101-105), which computing nodes (101-105) are connected to each other by means of at least one star coupler (201, 202) and/or at least one multi-hop network (1000), wherein each of the computing nodes of the first set of computing nodes (101-105) is connected by means of at least one communication line (110) to the at least one star coupler (201, 201) or the at least one multi-hop network (1000), and wherein the computing nodes (101-105) exchange Ethernet messages with each other and the exchange of at least some of the Ethernet messages of the computing nodes (101-105) occurs in time controlled manner. It is provided that a) the computer network comprises a second set of computing nodes (106-108), which are connected to each other by a bus (210), and wherein the bus (210) is connected to the at least one star coupler (201) and/or the at least one multi-hop network (1000), and wherein b) the second set of computing nodes (106-108) exchange Ethernet messages with each other and the exchange of at least some of the Ethernet messages of the computing nodes (106-108) occurs in time controlled manner, and wherein preferably c) the second set of computing nodes (106-108) exchange Ethernet messages with the first set of computing nodes (101-105) and the exchange of at least some of the Ethernet messages of the computing nodes (101-108) occurs in time controlled manner.