Patent ID: 8417860
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle infotainment network comprising: a plurality of high-speed nodes connected via at least one high-speed backbone link, the at least one high-speed backbone link being capable of transporting high definition video data between a pair of the plurality of high-speed nodes, at least some of the high-speed nodes comprising: communications via the low-speed bus conform to a first protocol architecture having a first plurality of protocol layers, one of the first plurality of protocol layers being a first application layer, communications via the high-speed backbone link conform to a second protocol architecture having a second plurality of protocol layers, one of the second plurality of protocol layers being a second application layer, the second application layer is programmable for a high-speed backbone interface, the first application layer is programmable for a low-speed interface, the second application layer and the first application layer are programmed to use a same set of command codes, and the in-vehicle infotainment network is included within an automobile.