VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SELF-CONFIGURING OPTICAL INTERFACES
First Claim
1. A vehicle communication system, comprising:
- a first vehicle node comprising;
an electronic processing unit; and
a first communication circuit comprising a plurality of self-configuring optical cells, wherein the electronic processing unit is coupled to the first communication circuit;
a second vehicle node; and
a fiber optic node connection being located within a same vehicle as the first and second vehicle nodes and coupling the first vehicle node to the second vehicle node via at least some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells;
wherein, in response to a trigger event, the electronic processing unit is adapted to configure the plurality of self-configuring optical cells to enable communication between the first and second vehicle nodes via the fiber optic node connection, and some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells are configured to a receive mode and some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells are configured to a transmit mode.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system may include a first vehicle node, a second vehicle node, and a fiber optic node connection. The first vehicle node includes an electronic processing unit coupled to a first communication circuit that includes a plurality of self-configuring optical cells. The fiber optic node connection couples the first vehicle node to the second vehicle node using at least some of the self-configuring optical cells. In response to a trigger event, the electronic processing unit is adapted to configure the plurality of self-configuring optical cells to enable communication between the first and second vehicle nodes via the fiber optic node connection.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system, comprising:
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a first vehicle node comprising; an electronic processing unit; and a first communication circuit comprising a plurality of self-configuring optical cells, wherein the electronic processing unit is coupled to the first communication circuit; a second vehicle node; and a fiber optic node connection being located within a same vehicle as the first and second vehicle nodes and coupling the first vehicle node to the second vehicle node via at least some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells; wherein, in response to a trigger event, the electronic processing unit is adapted to configure the plurality of self-configuring optical cells to enable communication between the first and second vehicle nodes via the fiber optic node connection, and some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells are configured to a receive mode and some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells are configured to a transmit mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A vehicle communication system, comprising:
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a first vehicle node comprising; an electronic processing unit; and a first communication circuit comprising a base and a plurality of self-configuring optical cells carried by the base, each of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells comprises a photo diode coupled to a receiver driver, a transmit driver coupled to a laser diode, and an inverter coupled to one of the receiver driver or the transmit driver, wherein the electronic processing unit is coupled to the first communication circuit; a second vehicle node; and a fiber optic node connection coupling the first vehicle node to the second vehicle node via at least some of the plurality of self-configuring optical cells; wherein, in response to a trigger event, the electronic processing unit is adapted to configure the plurality of self-configuring optical cells to enable communication between the first and second vehicle nodes via the fiber optic node connection.
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11. A vehicle communication system, comprising:
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a central node manager, comprising; a first electronic processing unit (EPU); a first optical interface circuit, comprising a first plurality of optical cells; a local node, comprising; a second electronic processing unit (EPU); a second optical interface circuit, comprising a second plurality of optical cells; and a node connection comprising a plurality of light guides optically coupled to the first and second pluralities of optical cells, wherein the first and second optical interface circuits are configured by the first and second EPUs once per ignition cycle, wherein, for at least some of the optical cells of the first and second plurality of optical cells, the first and second EPUs are adapted to configure one or more of a transmit (TX) or receive (RX) function, a data type, or an identifying location of the respective optical cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of configuring a vehicle communication system, comprising the steps of:
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prior to transmitting vehicle data over the vehicle communication system, performing the following configuration steps; tagging a first optical cell at a first interface circuit of a central node manager; transmitting a first test signal to a second optical cell at a second interface circuit of a local node, wherein the first test signal is transmitted via the first optical cell; in response to receiving the first test signal at the second optical cell, tagging a third optical cell at the second interface circuit; transmitting a second test signal to a fourth optical cell at the first interface circuit, wherein the second test signal is transmitted via the third optical cell; and
thentransmitting the vehicle data from the first interface circuit to the second interface circuit by sending the vehicle data using the first and second optical cells or transmitting vehicle data from the second interface circuit to the first interface circuit by sending the vehicle data using the third and fourth optical cells. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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