METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DEVICES COMBINED IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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May 23, 2013
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Nov 23, 2012
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Nov 23, 2011
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A higher-level device identifies devices in a communication network; each device assigned a unique address in a predefined address space. The higher-level device subdivides the address space into request regions, each including a variable, automatically determined number of addresses, and sends an identification request to all the addresses in a request region. Devices receiving the identification request return an identification code. The higher-level device collects the identification codes received and compares the number of identification codes received with a predefined threshold value. If the number of identification codes received is below the threshold value, the method is continued with a new request region bordering the request region. If the number of identification codes received is above the threshold value, the method is continued with a reduced request region which is a subset of the request region, wherein the reduced request region is delimited by the address of an identified device.
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