Temic Automotive of North America, Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Jürgen Reinold

Donald J Remboski

Walton L Fehr

Samuel M Levenson

Patrick Jordan

Hai Dong

Hugh W Johnson

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.

Discovery process in a vehicle network

A vehicle communication network () includes a plurality of network elements () and a plurality of communication links () communicatively coupling the network elements in a point-to-point configuration. At least a portion of the plurality of communication links are specified in accordance with a shared-access bus protocol. The plurality of communication links are arranged to communicate data packets between the network elements, and data packets are modified for transport via the plurality of communication links.

Vehicle network and method of communicating data packets in a vehicle network

A vehicle communication network () includes a plurality of network elements () and a plurality of communication links () 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.

Vehicle network and communication method in a vehicle network

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Jürgen Reinold