Vehicle network and communication method in a vehicle network
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1. A vehicle communication network comprising:
- a plurality of network elements;
a plurality of communication links joining the network elements in a point-to-point configuration, at least a portion of the plurality of communication links being specified in accordance with a shared-access bus protocol; and
the plurality of communication links being arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements, wherein the shared-access bus protocol comprises of one of CAN, LIN, J1850, TTP, Flexray and MOST bus protocols.
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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. At least a portion of the plurality of communication links may be specified in accordance with a shared-access bus protocol. The plurality of communication links are arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements.
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1. A vehicle communication network comprising:
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a plurality of network elements;
a plurality of communication links joining the network elements in a point-to-point configuration, at least a portion of the plurality of communication links being specified in accordance with a shared-access bus protocol; and
the plurality of communication links being arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements, wherein the shared-access bus protocol comprises of one of CAN, LIN, J1850, TTP, Flexray and MOST bus protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication system comprising:
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a vehicle having disposed therein a plurality of network elements;
a plurality of communication links joining the network elements in a point-to-point configuration, at least a portion of the plurality of communication links being specified in accordance with a shared-access bus protocol;
at least one of the network elements being coupled to a device, system, sub-system, sensor or actuator of the vehicle; and
the plurality of communication links being arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements, wherein the shared-access bus protocol comprises one of TTP, CAN, LIN, Flexray, J1850 and MOST bus protocols. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing communications within a vehicle comprising:
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providing within the vehicle a plurality of network elements;
communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements using a plurality of communication links, at least a portion of which are shared access communication links comprising one of TTP, CAN, LIN, Flexray, J1850 and MOST bus protocols;
configuring a data packet for communication between the network elements, and communicating the data packet between the network elements using the communication links. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 25, 26)
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17. A vehicle communication network comprising:
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a plurality of network elements;
a plurality of communication links joining the network elements in a point-to-point configuration, the plurality of communication links being arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements;
wherein a first network element and a second network element are coupled with a communication link using a first network protocol, the second network element coupled to another network element different from the first network element with a communication link using a second network protocol, and the first network element coupled to another network element different from the second network element with a communication link using a third network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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