VEHICLE COMMUNICATION NETWORK INCLUDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A wireless communication network operable in an automotive vehicle comprises:
- a plurality of wireless network node modules in the automotive vehicle; and
a network manager in the automotive vehicle operable to coordinate wireless communication of a plurality of packets among the plurality of wireless network node modules based on a wireless channel mapping, wherein the wireless channel mapping includes;
a permanent allocation of at least one channel of a set of channels for one or more of the plurality of packets when a source or a destination of the one or more of the plurality of packets is a safety critical automotive vehicle device; and
a non-permanent allocation of at least one channel of the set of channels for the one or more of the plurality of packets when the source or the destination of the one or more of the plurality of packets is a non-safety critical automotive vehicle device.
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Abstract
A wired and wireless vehicle communication network includes network node modules, switch modules, bridge-routing modules, and a network manager. The network manager is operable to determine a wired packet communication mode and/or a wireless packet communication mode. When the network is in the wireless packet communication mode, the network manager coordinates wireless communication of packets among the network node modules, the switch modules, and the bridge-routing modules based on individual content of the packets and wireless channel mapping. When the network is in the wired packet communication mode, the network manager coordinates wired communication of packets among the network node modules, the switch modules, and the bridge-routing modules based on the individual content of the packets and in accordance with a global vehicle network communication protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication network operable in an automotive vehicle comprises:
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a plurality of wireless network node modules in the automotive vehicle; and a network manager in the automotive vehicle operable to coordinate wireless communication of a plurality of packets among the plurality of wireless network node modules based on a wireless channel mapping, wherein the wireless channel mapping includes; a permanent allocation of at least one channel of a set of channels for one or more of the plurality of packets when a source or a destination of the one or more of the plurality of packets is a safety critical automotive vehicle device; and a non-permanent allocation of at least one channel of the set of channels for the one or more of the plurality of packets when the source or the destination of the one or more of the plurality of packets is a non-safety critical automotive vehicle device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automotive vehicle, comprises:
a plurality of wireless network node modules in the automotive vehicle operable to transmit and receive a plurality of packets using wireless channel mapping, wherein the wireless channel mapping includes; a permanent allocation of a channel when at least a source or a destination of a packet is a safety critical device in the automotive vehicle; and a non-permanent allocation of the channel when at least the source or the destination of the packet is a non-safety critical device in the automotive vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle network module comprises:
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a wireless network interface in an automotive vehicle; and a network manager in the automotive vehicle operable to; authorize the wireless network interface to wirelessly communicate a packet with one or more other wireless network interfaces in the automotive vehicle using wireless channel mapping, wherein the wireless channel mapping comprises; a permanent allocation of a channel when a source or a destination of the packet is a safety critical automotive vehicle device; and a non-permanent allocation of the channel when the source or the destination of the packet is a non-safety critical automotive vehicle device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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