Vehicle active network with backbone structure
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first device and the second device, the active network comprising a core portion and a peripheral portion, the peripheral portion being coupled to the core portion, and the first device and the second device being coupled to the peripheral portion.
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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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16 Claims
- 1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first device and the second device, the active network comprising a core portion and a peripheral portion, the peripheral portion being coupled to the core portion, and the first device and the second device being coupled to the peripheral portion.
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12. An active network for a vehicle, the vehicle including a plurality of devices, the active network comprising:
a plurality of active network elements coupled by communication media including a core having a core portion of the plurality of active network elements and a peripheral portion having a peripheral portion of the plurality of active network elements, wherein the core portion is coupled to active network elements of the core portion and active network elements of the peripheral portion and the peripheral portion is coupled to active network elements of the core portion and active network elements of the peripheral portion and to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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