Automotive switch fabric with improved QoS and method
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of network nodes;
the network nodes being interconnected by connection media for point-to-point communication, the connection media being operable in accordance with one or more communication protocols; and
a flow control mechanism associated with the connection media, the flow control mechanism operable to control message traffic on the connection media between a first network node and a second network node.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication network (200) includes a plurality of network elements (208-212) and a plurality of communication links (214-230) communicatively coupling the network elements in a point-to-point configuration. Message traffic on the communication links is controlled by at least one of controlling the communication links and controlling message traffic access to the communication links.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of network nodes;
the network nodes being interconnected by connection media for point-to-point communication, the connection media being operable in accordance with one or more communication protocols; and
a flow control mechanism associated with the connection media, the flow control mechanism operable to control message traffic on the connection media between a first network node and a second network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a vehicle a method of controlling message traffic on connection media communicatively coupling a first network node and a second network node, the method comprising:
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providing a flow control mechanism associated with the connection media, the flow control mechanism operable to control message traffic on the connection media, and controlling message traffic on the connection media by at least one of controlling the connection media capacity and controlling message traffic access to the connection media. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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