1. A method, comprising:
determining a desired topology of a network;
comparing said desired topology to a current topology of said network; and
controlling said current topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to current network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current network components.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said current network components include a control plane element.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding additional network components to said current topology to implement said desired topology.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining said desired topology of said network includes gathering information from at least one source about devices capable of implementing said desired topology.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising filling out a desired topology template with said information.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing said desired topology to said current topology of said network includes gathering information about said current topology.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising filling out a current topology template with said information.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein comparing said desired topology to said current topology of said network includes comparing a filled out version of said current topology template with a filled out version of a desired topology template.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling said current topology with said role assignments and said parameter assignments to said current network component in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current topology includes causing said current topology to implement a distributed in path control implementation.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling said current topology with said role assignments and said parameter assignments to said current network component in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current topology includes causing said current topology to implement a centralized off path control implementation.
11. A system, comprising:
an obtaining engine to obtain a description of a desired topology;
a gathering engine to gather information about said desired topology and a current topology;
a comparing engine to compare said desired topology to said current topology; and
a controlling engine to control said current topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with network components.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said controlling engine causes said current topology to implement a centralized off path control implementation, a distributed in path control implementation, or combinations thereof.
13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a template engine to fill out templates for both said current topology and said desired topology for said comparing engine.
14. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to:
obtain a description of a desired topology;
gather information about said desired topology and a current topology;
fill out templates for both said desired topology and said current topology:
compare said templates for differences; and
control said network topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said network components.
15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes said processor to implement a centralized off path control implementation, a distributed in path control implementation, or combinations thereof.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Drive device for boardingdeboarding devices for public transport vehicles, comprising:
a drive unit, which is disposed in and drives a rotation post that rotates about an axis of rotation during opening and closing processes and opens and closes the boardingdeboarding device,
wherein the drive unit is retained by a retaining component on the vehicle and the retaining component acts as a counter bearing for a torque of the drive unit, and
wherein a coupling device is disposed between the drive unit and the retaining component, the coupling device enabling a rotation of the drive unit about the axis of rotation when a threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded,
wherein the coupling device is configured as a locking body coupling that comprises at least one first coupling element held in engagement with a second coupling element by a restoring force member,
wherein a restoring force exerted by the restoring force member is overcome only when the threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded and the coupling elements are thereby brought out of engagement, and
wherein additional bodies are disposed between the coupling elements which transmit the torque.
2. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein
the first coupling element is formed by a support member which comprises at least one axially extending first depression with lateral flanks extending obliquely in the circumferential direction of the drive unit,
the second coupling element is formed by a bearing housing comprising at least one axially extending guide,
a coupling ball is disposed in the axial depression which protrudes into the guide and is thus axially guided, wherein
the coupling ball, during rotation of the drive unit, is moved over the obliquely extending lateral flank of the depression against the restoring force of the restoring force member.
3. Drive device according to claim 2, wherein the restoring force member is formed by a disc spring acting on a thrust plate disposed between the coupling ball and the disc spring.
4. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein a bearing, which enables the rotation post to tumble, is provided between the drive unit and the retaining component.
5. Drive device according to claim 4, wherein a guide shaft extends from the drive unit into the bearing and comprises receptacles for receiving balls disposed in depressions of the ball receptacle of the bearing, wherein the depressions permit a movement of the balls in a longitudinal direction, so that the guide shaft is mounted in the ball receptacle so as to be moveable in the Z-direction via the balls, but non-rotatable about the longitudinal axis.
6. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the rotation post is supported in a joint bearing which surrounds the ball receptacle, wherein the guide shaft and the rotation post tumble about a common tumbling point disposed on the longitudinal axis.
7. Drive device according to claim 6, wherein the guide shaft is non-rotatably connected to the drive unit.
8. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the guide shaft corresponds to the output shaft of a drive motor.
9. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the guide shaft corresponds to a gear unit input shaft.
10. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit is configured to be self-locking.
11. Drive device for boardingdeboarding devices for public transport vehicles, comprising:
a drive unit, which is disposed in and drives a rotation post that rotates about an axis of rotation during opening and closing processes and opens and closes the boardingdeboarding device,
wherein the drive unit is retained by a retaining component on the vehicle and the retaining component acts as a counter bearing for a torque of the drive unit,
wherein a coupling device is disposed between the drive unit and the retaining component, the coupling device enabling a rotation of the drive unit about the axis of rotation when a threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded,
wherein the coupling device is configured as a locking body coupling that comprises at least one first coupling element held in engagement with a second coupling element by a restoring force member, wherein a restoring force exerted by the restoring force member is overcome only when the threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded and the coupling elements are thereby brought out of engagement,
wherein additional bodies are disposed between the coupling elements which transmit the torque, and
the first coupling element is formed by a support member which comprises at least one axially extending first depression with lateral flanks extending obliquely in the circumferential direction of the drive unit,
the second coupling element is formed by a bearing housing comprising at least one axially extending guide,
a coupling ball is disposed in the axial depression which protrudes into the guide and is thus axially guided, wherein
the coupling ball, during rotation of the drive unit, is moved over the obliquely extending lateral flank of the depression against the restoring force of the restoring force member.