VEHICLE GATEWAY DEVICE, A COMMUNICATION DATA CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A vehicle gateway device (1) to be connected with a bus line (BL), on which communication data flow, comprising:
- a relay function unit (11 ) for relaying communication data if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is relay data, anda network management function unit (21) for performing a network management process in accordance with network management data if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is network management data transmitted for the implementation of a network management function,wherein;
the relay function unit (11) is constructed by an application specific integrated circuit, andthe network management function unit (21) is constructed by a microcomputer.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A vehicle gateway device is provided with a relay function unit (11) for relaying communication data to a bus line (BL2) if communication data flowing on a bus line (BL1) is relay data to be relayed to a bus line (BL2) and a (NM) function unit (21) for performing a specified network management process in accordance with (NM) data if the communication data flowing on the bus line (BL1) is (NM) data transmitted for the implementation of an (NM) function. The relay function unit (11) is constructed by an (ASIC) and the (NM) function unit (21) is constructed by a microcomputer.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A vehicle gateway device (1) to be connected with a bus line (BL), on which communication data flow, comprising:
-
a relay function unit (11 ) for relaying communication data if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is relay data, and a network management function unit (21) for performing a network management process in accordance with network management data if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is network management data transmitted for the implementation of a network management function, wherein; the relay function unit (11) is constructed by an application specific integrated circuit, and the network management function unit (21) is constructed by a microcomputer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A communication data control method for controlling communication data flowing on a bus line (BL), comprising the following steps:
-
relaying communication data by means of a relay function unit (11) constructed by an application specific integrated circuit, if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is relay data, and performing a network management process in accordance with network management data by means of a network management function unit (21) constructed by a microcomputer if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is network management data transmitted for the implementation of a network management function. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A computer program product comprising computer readable instructions which, when loaded and executed on a suitable system, perform the communication data control method comprising:
-
relaying communication data by means of a relay function unit (11) constructed by an application specific integrated circuit, if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is relay data, and performing a network management process in accordance with network management data by means of a network management function unit (21) constructed by a microcomputer if communication data flowing on the bus line (BL) is network management data transmitted for the implementation of a network management function.
-
Specification