Vehicle active network with data redundancy
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device being communicatively coupled by an active network, a method of communicating data between the first device and the second device comprising:
- receiving from the first device data to be communicated to the second device;
replicating the data to provide a first representation of the data and a second representation of the data;
identifying within the active network a first communication path between the first device and the second device for communicating the first representation; and
identifying within the active network a second communication path between the first device and the second device for communicating the second representation.
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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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18 Claims
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1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device being communicatively coupled by an active network, a method of communicating data between the first device and the second device comprising:
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receiving from the first device data to be communicated to the second device;
replicating the data to provide a first representation of the data and a second representation of the data;
identifying within the active network a first communication path between the first device and the second device for communicating the first representation; and
identifying within the active network a second communication path between the first device and the second device for communicating the second representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device being communicatively coupled by an active network including a plurality of active network elements, a method of communicating data between the first device and the second device comprising:
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receiving from the first device data to be communicated to the second device;
replicating the data to provide a plurality of data representations;
identifying a plurality of communication paths within the active network between the first device and the second device;
for each data representation of the plurality of data representations, associating a communication path of the plurality of the communication paths with the data representation; and
communicating each of the plurality of data representations on the associated communication path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a vehicle including a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second devices, the active network comprising:
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a data transport medium for communicating data from the first device to the second device, the data transport medium operable to establish a plurality of communication paths between the first device and the second device;
a data interface coupling the first device and the second device to the data transport medium, respectively, the data interface operable to replicate the data to provide a plurality of data representations; and
wherein the plurality of data representations are communicated from the first device to the second device via the plurality of communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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