Patent ID: 7890650

Claim:
A method for transmitting information in a network including at least three subscribers, comprising: transmitting, from a first subscriber, the information in at least a first frame of a predefined length and structure; transmitting the first frame on a first transmission path in a loop to a next, second subscriber in each instance in accordance with a predefined transmission direction; additionally transmitting, from the first subscriber, the information in a second frame having the same length and same structure as the first frame; transmitting the second frame on a second transmission path to a third subscriber that is after the second subscriber, the second transmission path and the second frame skipping the second subscriber; and performing an assessment in dependence upon at least one criterion corresponding to one of the information, the predefined length, and the structure, wherein the assessment includes at least partially comparing at least one of the information, the predefined length and the predefined structure of the first frame to corresponding at least one of the information, the predefined length and the predefined structure of the second frame, and determining a presence of an error if the at least partial comparison results in a deviation.