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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Donald Remboski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jürgen Reinold, Palatine, IL (US);
Patrick Jordan, Austin, TX (US);
Walton Fehr, Mundelein, IL (US);
Samuel M. Levenson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Hai Dong, Austin, TX (US);
Hugh Johnson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Donald Remboski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jürgen Reinold, Palatine, IL (US);
Patrick Jordan, Austin, TX (US);
Walton Fehr, Mundelein, IL (US);
Samuel M. Levenson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Hai Dong, Austin, TX (US);
Hugh Johnson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Temic Automotive of North America, Inc., Deer Park, IL (US);
Abstract
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.