Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system which operates in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and which comprises several nodes which form a network and are partly coupled to one another and to terminals, and which each comprise a switch and a control software at least for controlling the relevant coupling field and for the signaling. At least one object of the control software contains detection points in certain states. An object for event handling of the control software is provided for further processing when a detection point is reached. The object for event handling receives data via a special channel from at least one terminal or from another node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an antioxidatively active extract which can be used in particular for stabilizing foodstuffs and cosmetic agents. According to the method, non-enzymatically browned grain germs, or a mixture containing non-enzymatically browned grain germs, is/are extracted using a solvent or solvent mixture (e.g. ethanol or an ethanolic mixture) having an ETN value ranging from 0.6 to 0.8, and the extracting agent is then optionally separated off. The invention also relates to a method for stabilizing unbrowned grain germs in which these unbrowned grain germs are mixed with non-enzymatically browned grain germs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a local area network comprising at least a ring system which includes a plurality of network nodes coupled via ring connections, which nodes are used for coupling to a station or a network node of another ring system and for switching packets generated by a station or a network node. Switching software is provided distributed over all the network nodes and stations and at least sufficient for the switching operations. The distributed switching software renders an object available for each respective application, which object is combined to a respective component of object framework software for object registration and routing the messages to and from the object. The distributed switching software in each network node and each station is represented as a distribution plane entity which is used for transmitting and controlling the messages between objects in a station or a network node and another distribution plane entity.

Abstract: A communication system with a control circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes an operating system for exchanging messages and user software, and a device for exchanging software. For a software component to be exchanged in a few milliseconds, a newly loaded software component, corresponding to a successor component, obtains states and messages from a service port of a stopped software component that is to be replaced, corresponding to a predecessor component. The successor component is restarted with the transferred states and messages.