Abstract: The invention relates to an energy transmission device (30) having a connection unit (32) for connecting an electrical energy source (16) or an electrical energy sink (12), a transmission member (34) which is electrically coupled to the connection unit (32) and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member (34) for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit (36) that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium (37) into a transmission path (26) between the first transmission member (34) and the second transmission member (34) in order to remove particles (28) from the transmission path (26).

Abstract: The invention relates to an energy transmission device (30) having a connection unit (32) for connecting an electrical energy source (16) or an electrical energy sink (12), a transmission member (34) which is electrically coupled to the connection unit (32) and which can be electrically coupled to a second transmission member (34) for transmitting electrical energy, and a cleaning unit (36) that is designed to introduce a cleaning medium (37) into a transmission path (26) between the first transmission member (34) and the second transmission member (34) in order to remove particles (28) from the transmission path (26).

Abstract: A new method permits the automatic requesting and provision of device control modules (DCMs) based on the HAVi standard by means of an OSGi platform, in particular, Java DCMs should be established and made available to the entire network, which make it possible to control HAVi devices. At least one device control module of the HAVi network is represented by a device control module of an OSGi platform, and according to the invention, the control of at least one HAVi device occurs by a device control module of an OSGi platform represented in the HAVi network or by a device control module native to the HAVi network.

Abstract: A network bridge with a configuration and control unit. The unit is connected to some or all of the functional components of the network bridge via interfaces. The unit may poll and evaluate data within the functional components, including operating data and/or parameters. The unit may manipulate the data and/or parameters within the functional components, based on the evaluation of that data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a repeater node for a network having a number of nodes, which repeater node is embodied to acknowledge a reception of data that are addressed by a first of the nodes to a second of the nodes. The network can also have multiple nodes in addition to the repeater node.

Abstract: In a network bridge, means are provided for monitoring the contents and/or volume of incoming and/or outgoing data that are flowing through the network bridge or its memory. The means can be configurable and/or controllable by a higher-level instance, or can be predefined.

Abstract: In a network bridge, means are provided for configuration and control of the network bridge, access being provided, via interfaces, to some or all functional blocks of the network bridge for the polling and evaluation of useful data, operating data, and/or parameters, and for manipulation of those data and/or parameters, and thus of the functional blocks, on the basis of the evaluation.

Abstract: A memory in a network bridge is subdivided into a plurality of memory areas for different types of data, the memory areas being designed to be configurable independently of one another, and means are provided both for presetting the individual memory areas and for dynamic modification, during operation, with regard to the size of the individual memory areas and/or the number of memory areas assignable to the different types of data.

Abstract: The object of the current invention is to disclose a method that permits the automatic requesting and provision of device control modules (DCMs) based on the HAVi standard by means of an OSGi platform. In particular, Java DCMs should be established and made available to the entire network, which make it possible to control HAVi devices.