Inventors:
Donald J. Remboski - Dearborn MI, US
Juergen Reinold - Palatine IL, US
Assignee:
Temic Automotive of North America, Inc. - Deer Park IL
Continental Automotive, Inc. - Deer Park IL
International Classification:
H04J 1/16
G01R 31/08
H04L 1/00
US Classification:
370225, 370230, 370234, 370242, 370351, 370374, 370444, 370445, 370422, 709220, 709221, 709222
Abstract:
A vehicle active network () communicatively couples devices () within a vehicle (). Device operation is independent of the interface () of the device () with the active network (). Additionally, the architecture of the active network () provides one or more levels of communication redundancy. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.