Vehicle active network with communication path redundancy
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second data devices, the active network including a plurality of active network elements coupled by connection media, the plurality of active network elements and connection media being configurable to provide a plurality of communication paths between the first device and the second device for a communication between the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). Additionally, the architecture of the active network (12) provides one or more levels of communication redundancy. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.
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20 Claims
- 1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second data devices, the active network including a plurality of active network elements coupled by connection media, the plurality of active network elements and connection media being configurable to provide a plurality of communication paths between the first device and the second device for a communication between the first device and the second device.
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14. Within a motor vehicle, an active network for communicating data between a first device and a second device within the motor vehicle, the active network comprising:
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a data interface to each of the first device and the second device for coupling the first device and the second device, respectively, to the active network, wherein the data interface operates to accept data from or deliver data to the device, respectively, independently of the functionality of the respective device;
a plurality of active network elements coupled by connection media;
the interfaces being coupled to at least one of the active network elements; and
wherein the active network elements are configurable to define a plurality of communication paths between the first device and the second device for a communication between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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