Merging in-vehicle communication networks and strategies to design adaptive applications.
The sixth annual Automotive Ethernet Congress (AEC) taking place in Munich, from February 12-13, 2020, will highlight the entire spectrum of topics relating to the use of Ethernet in vehicles. Automobiles are undergoing significant changes, including automation, networking, and digitalization of cars with the environment, and their occupants are completely transforming individual mobility.
The congress aims to replace the multiple operating technologies currently in use with a single-vehicle network. Automotive Ethernet provides the higher data rates required for communication with equipment such as cameras and adaptive software used with autonomous vehicles.
In Session 1 of the program, Molex will showcase its next-generation Ethernet capabilities for connected and autonomous vehicles. Key points that Molex will cover are the impact of merging in-vehicle communications and how networks can meet future demand for adaptive applications in connected and autonomous automobiles.
“The automotive industry is under a tremendous transformation and challenged to meet requirements for in-vehicle communications such as adaptive applications,” said Michael Potts, lead system architect at Molex. “Molex Ethernet in-vehicle network communications solutions are the building blocks to support adaptive awareness and applications in the software-defined vehicles of the future.”
As an active participant and leader in Ethernet standards alliances, including IEEE 802 TSN, Security, and IEEE 802.3 Task groups, Potts was the initial developer and a key driver of the IEEE 802.1 DG TSN Profile for the draft standard of the Automotive In-Vehicle Ethernet Communications Profile. At AEC 2020, his presentation titled Meshing of the Networks will explore the impact of merging in-vehicle communications networks and strategies to design and develop next-generation adaptive applications.
“The future of software-defined in-vehicle communications networks demands a system-level approach that will allow for the merging of current vehicle functional requirements with new adaptive applications with increased data traffic requiring smaller, more precise deterministic signaling and near-zero end-to-end latency expectations,” added Potts.
Molex has developed the next-generation Automotive Ethernet Network Platform, which delivers a complete vehicle ecosystem with seamless multi-zone integration across hardware, software and interconnect cabling system—as well as the scalability needed for future upgrades.
For more information about the Molex Automotive Ethernet Network Platform, visit https://experience.molex.com/electronic-solutions/automotive-ethernet-congress.