Data network for data exchange between subscribers has subscriber-specific information stored in memory incorporated in subscriber network plug facilitating subscriber replacement

摘要

The data network has a number of subscribers (1,2,3,4) coupled via at least one communication channel for exchange of data between them, a subscriber configured by storage of subscriber-specific information within a memory (6b,8b,14b) incorporated in a network plug (6,8,14) connecting the subscriber to the data network and supplied to a replacement subscriber device from the memory upon replacement of the subscriber. Also included are Independent claims for the latter: (a) a network plug for connecting a subscriber to a data network; (b) a subscriber for a data network