A vehicle communication network, comprising: a plurality of electronic control units arranged in a plurality of groups (20a-20e; 30a-30d), wherein the electronic control units pertaining to a same group are coupled to each other via a respective dedicated communication bus operated according to a CAN FD Light protocol; a plurality of local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'), each local controller comprising a microcontroller unit and being coupled to a respective one of said groups (20a-20e; 30a-30d) of electronic control units via said respective dedicated communication bus to exchange CAN FD Light frames therewith; a central controller (24; 34) coupled to said plurality of local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') via a vehicle communication bus; a first set of electrical loads, wherein each electrical load of said first set is coupled to one of said electronic control units to receive an actuation signal therefrom and/or provide a feedback signal thereto; wherein each microcontroller unit of said local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') is configured as communication commander device to transmit and receive CAN FD Light frames via said respective dedicated communication bus; and wherein each of said electronic control units includes a respective logic circuit configured as communication responder device to: i) in response to a CAN FD Light frame being received from the respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'), decode the received CAN FD Light frame to produce said actuation signal for a respective electrical load; and ii) in response to said feedback signal being received from the respective electrical load, transmit a CAN FD Light wake-up frame to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') and encode said feedback signal into a CAN FD Light frame for transmission to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'). a plurality of electronic control units arranged in a plurality of groups (20a-20e; 30a-30d), wherein the electronic control units pertaining to a same group are coupled to each other via a respective dedicated communication bus operated according to a CAN FD Light protocol; a plurality of local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'), each local controller comprising a microcontroller unit and being coupled to a respective one of said groups (20a-20e; 30a-30d) of electronic control units via said respective dedicated communication bus to exchange CAN FD Light frames therewith; a central controller (24; 34) coupled to said plurality of local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') via a vehicle communication bus; a first set of electrical loads, wherein each electrical load of said first set is coupled to one of said electronic control units to receive an actuation signal therefrom and/or provide a feedback signal thereto; wherein each microcontroller unit of said local controllers (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') is configured as communication commander device to transmit and receive CAN FD Light frames via said respective dedicated communication bus; and wherein each of said electronic control units includes a respective logic circuit configured as communication responder device to: i) in response to a CAN FD Light frame being received from the respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'), decode the received CAN FD Light frame to produce said actuation signal for a respective electrical load; and ii) in response to said feedback signal being received from the respective electrical load, transmit a CAN FD Light wake-up frame to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') and encode said feedback signal into a CAN FD Light frame for transmission to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'). i) in response to a CAN FD Light frame being received from the respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40'), decode the received CAN FD Light frame to produce said actuation signal for a respective electrical load; and ii) in response to said feedback signal being received from the respective electrical load, transmit a CAN FD Light wake-up frame to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40') and encode said feedback signal into a CAN FD Light frame for transmission to said respective local controller (22a-22e; 32a-32d; 40').