Author: claimsbot

1. A method of coupling at least one Ethernet switch unit to a routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network, the method comprising:
dual homing the at least one Ethernet switch unit on a pair of gateways connected to the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network, the pair of gateways being connected by an inter-gateway trunk;
configuring the at least one Ethernet switch unit and the pair of gateways to implement a control plane logical ring linking the at least one Ethernet switch unit to the pair of gateways;
associating a common Media Access Control (MAC) address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network with each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring; and
representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using the common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising coupling a plurality of Ethernet switch units to the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network by:
dual homing each Ethernet switch unit on the pair of gateways;
configuring the plurality of Ethernet switch units and the pair of gateways to implement a separate control plane logical ring for each Ethernet switch unit;
associating a respective MAC address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network with each Ethernet switch unit; and
representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using its respective MAC address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via its separate control plane logical ring.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using its respective MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via its separate control plane logical ring comprises representing some of the Ethernet switch units at one gateway and representing others of the Ethernet switch units at the other gateway.
4. The method of claim 1, comprising coupling a plurality of Ethernet switch units to the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network by:
dual homing each Ethernet switch unit on the pair of gateways;
configuring the plurality of Ethernet switch units and the pair of gateways to implement a common control plane logical ring for the plurality of Ethernet switch units;
associating a common MAC address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network with each Ethernet switch unit of the plurality of Ethernet switch units; and
representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using the common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the common control plane logical ring.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using the common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the common control plane logical ring comprises representing some of the Ethernet switch units at one gateway and representing others of the Ethernet switch units at the other gateway.
6. The method of claim 1, comprising coupling a plurality of Ethernet switch units to the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network by:
dual homing each Ethernet switch unit on the pair of gateways;
configuring the plurality of Ethernet switch units and the pair of gateways to implement plural control plane logical rings, each control plane logical ring linking at least one Ethernet switch unit to the pair of gateways;
associating a respective common MAC address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network with the Ethernet switch units of each control plane logical ring; and
representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using its respective common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring.
7. The method of claim 6, comprising grouping together, into each separate control plane logical ring, Ethernet switch units requiring common recovery behavior under failure.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using its respective common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring comprises representing some of the Ethernet switch units at one gateway and representing others of the Ethernet switch units at the other gateway.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein representing, into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network at one of the gateways using the common MAC address, each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring comprises advertising the common MAC address into the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network such that data traffic can be directed over the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network to each Ethernet switch unit linked to the pair of gateways via the control plane logical ring using the common MAC address.
10. The method of claim 1, comprising configuring each Ethernet switch unit with a direct data path to the pair of gateways such that data traffic does not follow the control plane logical ring.
11. The method of claim 1, comprising operating the control plane logical ring according to the Ethernet shared protection rings (E-SPRING) protocol.
12. The method of claim 1, comprising configuring at least one virtual switch at each gateway to summarize routes from Ethernet switch units homed on the each gateway.
13. The method of claim 12, comprising configuring the at least one virtual switch to encapsulate data traffic passing onto the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network from an Ethernet switch unit with the common MAC address of the routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network which is associated with the Ethernet switch unit.
14. The method of claim 12, comprising configuring the at least one virtual switch to decapsulate data traffic passing from the routing-protocol-controller Ethernet network to an Ethernet switch unit to remove a routing-protocol-controlled Ethernet network MAC address.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein for each control plane logical ring linking an odd number of Ethernet switch units to the pair of gateways, the gateways use the inter-gateway trunk to complete the control plane logical ring.
16. The method of claim 1, comprising:
forwarding control plane traffic from a first Ethernet switch unit in the control plane logical ring to a first gateway of the pair of gateways;
forwarding the control plane traffic from the first gateway to a second Ethernet switch unit in the control plane logical ring; and
forwarding the control plane traffic from the second Ethernet switch unit to a second gateway of the pair of gateways.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising forwarding the control plane traffic from the second gateway to the first gateway via the inter-gateway trunk.
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising forwarding the control plane traffic from the second gateway to a third Ethernet switch unit in the control plane logical ring.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

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What is claimed is:

1. A combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup comprising:
a weld horn; and
a vacuum conduit connected to the weld horn.
2. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 1 further comprising a vacuum source pneumatically connected to the vacuum conduit providing a negative pressure through the vacuum conduit for vacuum assist lifting a first part against a distal end of the weld horn.
3. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 1 further comprising a recess formed at a distal end of the weld horn, the recess adapted to receive and center a first component part.
4. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 1 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises a bore formed through a length of the weld horn.
5. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 1 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises a bore formed through a length of the weld horn along a longitudinal axis of the weld horn.
6. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 1 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises:
a central bore formed through a length of the weld horn along a longitudinal axis of the weld horn; and
a lateral bore formed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the weld horn, the lateral bore pneumatically connected to and intersecting the central bore.
7. An ultrasonic welding system comprising:
a part supply station for sequentially positioning a plurality of first component parts for pickup;
a weld station located adjacent to the part supply station for sequentially positioning a plurality of second component parts for ultrasonically welding a first component part to a second component part;
an ultrasonic weld head including a combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup having a weld horn and a vacuum conduit connected to the weld horn, the ultrasonic weld head transportable between the part supply station and the weld station; and
a transport mechanism, the ultrasonic weld head attached to the transport mechanism, the transport mechanism including an X axis transport device and a Z axis transport device.
8. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 further comprising a vacuum source pneumatically connected to the vacuum conduit providing a negative pressure through the vacuum conduit for vacuum assist lifting a first part against a distal end of the weld horn.
9. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 further comprising a recess formed at a distal end of the weld horn, the recess adapted to receive and center a first component part.
10. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises a bore formed through a length of the weld horn.
11. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises a bore formed through a length of the weld horn along a longitudinal axis of the weld horn.
12. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 wherein the vacuum conduit further comprises:
a central bore formed through a length of the weld horn along a longitudinal axis of the weld horn; and
a lateral bore formed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the weld horn, the lateral bore pneumatically connected to and intersecting the central bore.
13. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 wherein the ultrasonic weld head further comprises:
a booster connected to the weld horn; and
a transducer connected to the booster.
14. The combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup of claim 7 further comprising a power supply connected to the ultrasonic weld head.
15. A method for ultrasonically welding two parts employing a combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum assist pickup having a weld horn and a vacuum conduit connected to the weld horn ultrasonic welding process including the steps of:
vacuum assist picking a first component part from a first component part supply station with the combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum pickup;
positioning the combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum pickup and the first component part relative to the second component part in preparation for ultrasonically welding the first component part to the second component part; and
ultrasonically welding the first component part to the second component part with the combination ultrasonic weld hornvacuum pickup.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor material for measuring static and dynamic physical parameters, comprising:
a matrix made of an electrically insulating ceramic material; and
piezoresistance materials which are dispersed in said matrix so as to be electrically continuous to each other.
2. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said piezoresistance material has a piezoresistance at a certain temperature within the temperature range of at least 50 to 200 C.
3. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein the pressure resistivity variation rate of said piezoresistance material is 0.001%MPa or more.
4. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein the relative density of said sensor material is 90% or more.
5. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein the resistivity of said sensor material is 0.1 cm to 10 kcm.
6. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein the bending strength of said electrically insulating ceramic material is 200 MPa or more.
7. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said piezoresistance material is made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of (Ln1xMax)1yMbO3z with a perovskite structure (where, 0<x0.5, 0y0.2, 0z0.6, Ln: rare earth element, Ma: at least one alkali earth element, Mb: at least one transition-metal element), (Ln2uMa1u)1vMb2O7w with a layered perovskite structure (where, 0<u1.0, 0v0.2, 0w1.0, Ln: rare earth element, Ma: at least one alkali earth element, Mb: at least one transition-metal element), Si and a substance obtained by adding a small amount of additive elements thereto.
8. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said electrically insulating ceramic material is made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, Al2O3, MgAl2O4, SiO2, 3Al2O3.2SiO2, Y2O3, CeO2, La2O3, Si3N4 and solid solution thereof.
9. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein an amount of said piezoresistance material is 5 to 95% by weight relevant to a total amount of a sensor material.
10. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said electrically insulating ceramic material is ZrO2 or ZrO2 which CeO2, Y2O3, CaO, or MgO is added to, and said piezoresistance material is composed of Ln1xMaxMbO3z with a perovskite structure (where, 0<x0.5, 0z0.6, Ln: rare earth element, Ma: at least one alkali earth element, Mb: at least one transition-metal element).
11. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said electrically insulating ceramic material is ZrO2 or ZrO2 which CeO2, Y2O3, CaO, or MgO is added to, and said piezoresistance material is made of (Ln1xMax)1yMbO3z with a perovskite structure (where, 0<x0.5, 0y0.2, 0z0.6, Ln: rare earth element, Ma: at least one alkali earth element, Mb: at least one transition-metal element).
12. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said electronically insulating ceramic material is made Of Si3N4, and said piezoresistance material is made of Si.
13. A sensor material according to claim 1, wherein said electrically insulating ceramic material is made of Al2O3, and said piezoresistance material is made of (Ln1xMax)1yMbO3z with a perovskite structure (where, 0<x0.5, 0y0.2, 0x0.6, Ln: rare earth element, Ma: at least one alkali earth elements, Mb: at least one transition-metal element).