| 主权项 |
1. A method for operating a redundant communication network having at least two main participants and at least two secondary participants, the method comprising:
establishing, using a first data transmission device, a communication between the at least two secondary participants, the communication between the at least two secondary participants being at least one of (i) direct, using the first data transmission device, and (ii) indirect, using at least one of the at least two main participants and the first data transmission device; exchanging data between the at least two secondary participants using data transmission device connections of the at least two main participants; establishing, using a second data transmission device, a communication between the at least two main participants, the communication between the at least two main participants being direct and temporally synchronized; maintaining, during operation, using least one of the at least two main participants, at least one of (i) a communication between the at least two secondary participants and (ii) a communication between the one of the at least two main participants and the at least two secondary participants; and maintaining, in the event of a fault of one of the at least two main participants, using a respective other of the at least two main participants, at least one of (i) a communication between the at least two secondary participants and (ii) a communication between the one of the at least two main participants and the at least two secondary participants. |
