Resilient data communications system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4879716
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07137315

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A communication data system is designed for resiliency by automatically replacing or bypassing defective units. The system includes a number of input/output terminals which are connected to MODEMs through a relay bank. The MODEMs send serial data to a serial I/O module which converts the serial data to bytes which it places on a VMEbus. A network processor sends the data from the VMEbus to a general purpose computer which places the data into the communications network. A general purpose computer or a back-up general purpose computer may detect a defective communication link and automatically switch to a back-up network computer, or cause a control module to switch the relay module to a spare MODEM and spare SIO. The control module may also generate a remote line test to the link between the MODEM and the terminal to determine if that link is defective.

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BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HONEYWELL BULL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ) A CORP OF AUSTRALIA124 WALKER STREET N SYDNEY N S W

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Booth, Anthony J Boxboro, MA 2 128
McNally, Lance Townsend, MA 3 234
Morley, Peter S Pepperell, MA 1 43

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