A vehicle communication network comprises: a plurality of vehicle control modules ; a network fabric , wherein the network fabric comprises: a first sub-network fabric operably coupled to a first subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; a second sub-network fabric operably coupled to a second subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; and a data bridge operably coupled to support communication between the first and second sub-network fabrics ; one or more multimedia processing modules operably coupled to the network fabric; and a network manager coupled to the network fabric and operable to coordinate communication of packets , via the network fabric , among the plurality of vehicle control modules and the one or more multimedia processing modules based on individual content type of the packets and in accordance with a vehicle network communication protocol that enables passing communication of packets via the data bridge to the first sub-network fabric in accordance with a higher priority for packets with a destination in the first sub-network fabric and passing communication of packets to the second sub-network fabric in accordance with a lower priority for packets with a destination in the second sub-network fabric. a plurality of vehicle control modules ; a network fabric , wherein the network fabric comprises: a first sub-network fabric operably coupled to a first subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; a second sub-network fabric operably coupled to a second subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; and a data bridge operably coupled to support communication between the first and second sub-network fabrics ; one or more multimedia processing modules operably coupled to the network fabric; and a network manager coupled to the network fabric and operable to coordinate communication of packets , via the network fabric , among the plurality of vehicle control modules and the one or more multimedia processing modules based on individual content type of the packets and in accordance with a vehicle network communication protocol that enables passing communication of packets via the data bridge to the first sub-network fabric in accordance with a higher priority for packets with a destination in the first sub-network fabric and passing communication of packets to the second sub-network fabric in accordance with a lower priority for packets with a destination in the second sub-network fabric. a first sub-network fabric operably coupled to a first subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; a second sub-network fabric operably coupled to a second subset of the plurality of vehicle control modules; and a data bridge operably coupled to support communication between the first and second sub-network fabrics ; one or more multimedia processing modules operably coupled to the network fabric; and a network manager coupled to the network fabric and operable to coordinate communication of packets , via the network fabric , among the plurality of vehicle control modules and the one or more multimedia processing modules based on individual content type of the packets and in accordance with a vehicle network communication protocol that enables passing communication of packets via the data bridge to the first sub-network fabric in accordance with a higher priority for packets with a destination in the first sub-network fabric and passing communication of packets to the second sub-network fabric in accordance with a lower priority for packets with a destination in the second sub-network fabric. <EOS>