(19)
(11) EP 1 519 517 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19

(43) Date of publication:
30.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/13

(21) Application number: 04028861.5

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 12/28, H04B 3/54, H04L 12/46
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LV MK

(30) Priority: 28.07.1998 US 123486

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99933876.7 / 1221228

(71) Applicant: Serconet Ltd.
Ra'anana 43657 (IL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Binder, Yehuda
    45200 Hod Hasharon (IL)

(74) Representative: Ferreccio, Rinaldo 
c/o Botti & Ferrari S.r.l. Via Locatelli 5
20124 Milano
20124 Milano (IT)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 06-12-2004 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Local area network of serial intelligent cells


(57) A serial intelligent cell (SIC) for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that, unlike current bus topology and star topology, there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices.