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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Mohamad Chamas, Munich, DE;

Florian Brummer, Geisenfeld, DE;

Helmut Kellermann, Oberschleissheim, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40215 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40241 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for data transmission in a motor vehicle includes a central control unit, a first zonal control module, and a first LIN bus. The central control unit includes at least a first LIN master and a second LIN master. The first zonal control module is operably coupled to the central control unit via a first data connection. The first LIN bus is operably coupled to the first zonal control module. A first LIN slave connected to the LIN bus is assigned to the first LIN master, and a second LIN slave connected to the LIN bus is assigned to the second LIN master.


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