Communication network for a hospital bed

(57) The deck (400) which connects a summary bed (50) with a base frame (62) and this base (62), and supports the body, the peer who has two or more nodes -- a * Thu * peer communication network and two or more modules (1014, 1015, 1018, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1026, 1028, 1030) are included. Each module (1014, 1015, 1018, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1026, 1028, 1030) is electrically connected to the node as which the peer * Thu * peer communication network was chosen. Each module (1014, 1015, 1018, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1026, 1028, 1030), While being constituted so that working of a bed (50) and its exclusive function may be carried out, Each module (1014, 1015, 1018, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1026, 1028, 1030), a peer -- it is constituted so that it may communicate with the module (1014, 1015, 1018, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1026, 1028, 1030) of selected others through a * Thu * peer communication network.