MAIN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITHIN A NETWORK AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MAIN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITHIN THE NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a main electronic device for communicating within a network comprising an interface for enabling communication within the network and a controller for sending polling messages via the network to logical addresses via said interface in order to request information from at least one further electronic device. The present invention further relates to a method for operating a main electronic device for communicating within a network.

主权项

1. An electronic device configured to receive a polling message from an external device that is configured to send first and second rounds of polling messages to logical addresses within a network, a number of polling messages sent in the second round of polling messages being the same or less than a number of polling messages sent in the first round of polling messages, the electronic device comprising:
an interface configured to
receive a polling message in the first round of the polling messages sent from the external device to a logical address of the electronic device within the network; andsend information to the external device in response to the polling message.