System, method, and apparatus to support mixed network communications on a vehicle
US11362899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/67
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example system includes a vehicle having an Ethernet based network and a controller area network (CAN) based network; a CAN vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to control operation of a component of the vehicle; an Ethernet vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to electrically communicate with the CAN vehicle control device; an Ethernet switch disposed onboard the vehicle and having a plurality of physical ports connected to the Ethernet based network; a CAN gateway disposed onboard the vehicle and connected to the CAN based network and the Ethernet switch; and a network convergence circuit defined at least in part by the Ethernet switch and/or the CAN gateway, and structured to facilitate electronic communications between the Ethernet vehicle control device and the CAN vehicle control device.
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