COMMUNICATION MODULE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC G06F13/38 H04L12/46 H04L12/56 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: communication module (2) for connecting a serial bus (3), which transmits data in packets, to a plurality of system buses (5) of a multiprocessor gateway (1), which transmit data word by word, the communication module having a communication protocol unit (2c), which is connected to the serial bus (3), for converting between data packages (DP) and messages (MSG), each consisting of a plurality of data words (DW), a message relaying unit (2d) for relaying messages (MSG) between at least one message memory (2e) and the communication protocol unit (2c), as well as buffer memories (2f, 2g), a plurality of interface units (2a, 2b), each connected to an associated system bus (5-1, 5-2) of the multiprocessor gateway (1), each interface unit being connected to at least one associated buffer memory (2f, 2g), which stores a message (MSG) temporarily, wherein transmission of data words (DW) from buffer memory (2f, 2g) of interface units (2a, 2b) via said plurality of system buses (5-1, 5-2) and their associated interface units (2a, 2b), each system bus (5-1, 5-2) having an associated master device (4-1, 4-2).

EFFECT: enabling multiple control modules to simultaneously access data stored in memory.

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