Discovery process in a vehicle network
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a network within a vehicle, the network including a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing a last known configuration state of the network;
determining a change in the configuration state of the network to establish a current configuration state, the determining step comprising;
listening at a network element of the plurality of network elements for a message on each communication port of the network element coupled to the network, wherein the message comprises a neighbor table for at least one other network element of the plurality of network elements, andcomparing the neighbor table to a previously stored neighbor table;
point-to-point propagating the current configuration state through the network via the communication links; and
storing the current configuration state at each of the plurality of network elements.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a network within a vehicle, wherein the network includes a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication, includes storing a last known configuration state of the network. Then, the network is monitored to determine a change in the configuration state of the network to establish a current configuration state. The current configuration state is then point-to-point propagated through the network via the communication links, and is stored at each of the plurality of network elements.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a network within a vehicle, the network including a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a last known configuration state of the network; determining a change in the configuration state of the network to establish a current configuration state, the determining step comprising; listening at a network element of the plurality of network elements for a message on each communication port of the network element coupled to the network, wherein the message comprises a neighbor table for at least one other network element of the plurality of network elements, and comparing the neighbor table to a previously stored neighbor table; point-to-point propagating the current configuration state through the network via the communication links; and storing the current configuration state at each of the plurality of network elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication; means for storing a last known configuration state of the network; means for determining a change in the configuration state of the network to establish a current configuration state, the determining means comprising; means for listening at a network element of the plurality of network elements for a message on each communication port of the network element coupled to the network, wherein the message comprises a neighbor table for at least one other network element of the plurality of network elements, and means for comparing the neighbor table to a previously stored neighbor table; means for point-to-point propagating the current configuration state through the network via the communication links; and means for storing the current configuration state at each of the plurality of network elements. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A vehicle comprising:
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plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication; a controller including a memory, the network elements being responsive to the operation of the controller; a first software program stored in the memory for directing operation of the controller such that each of the network elements stores a last known configuration state of the network; a second software program stored in the memory for directing operation of the controller such that each of the network elements determines a change in the configuration state of the network to establish a current configuration state, wherein the second software program comprises a software routine for listening at each network element of the plurality of network elements for a message on each communication port of the network element coupled to the network, wherein the message comprises a neighbor table for at least one other network element of the plurality of network elements, and wherein the software routine causes each network element to compare the neighbor table to a previously stored neighbor table; a third software program stored in the memory for directing the operation of the controller such that each of the network elements point-to-point propagates the current configuration state through the network via the communication links; and a fourth software program stored in the memory for directing the operation of the controller such that each of the network elements stores the current configuration state at each of the plurality of network elements. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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