Claims
- 1. A method of transmitting a data message from a selected transmitting one of a plurality of transmission sections to a selected receiving one of said transmission sections wherein each of said transmission sections is identified by a self address and said selected receiving one of said transmission sections is identified by a final data transmission address in said data message, said method comprising:
- (a) transmitting said data message from said selected transmitting one of said plurality of transmission sections to at least one adjacently disposed one of said plurality of transmission sections;
- (b) said adjacently disposed one of said plurality of transmission sections comparing its said self address to said final data transmission address, receiving said data message if there is a coincidence thereof, and relaying said data message to at least one of said plurality of transmission sections adjacently disposed thereto if there is no coincidence;
- repeating step (b) until a said coincidence is detected;
- wherein said data message includes a relay number indicative of a number of steps of relaying which have been performed;
- wherein said transmission sections include a relay counter and a predetermined relay count;
- said step of relaying including the steps of,
- setting said relay counter of said adjacently disposed one of said plurality of transmission sections to said relay number;
- comparing said relay counter to said predetermined relay count;
- incrementing said relay number included in said data message prior to relay of said data message; and
- completing said step of relaying when said relay counter equals said predetermined relay count.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of transmitting transmits said data message to all adjacent ones of said plurality of transmission stations.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving includes steps of,
- comparing said relay number to said predetermined relay count; and
- checking for an error if said relay number does not equal said predetermined relay count.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 454,623 filed on Dec. 30, 1982 now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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