Industrial Communication Systems

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44.1 Introduction

Today, electronic control units (ECUs), and especially their interoperation, are the driving force behind

most

automotive

innovations.

ey

allow

the

establishment

of

extended

and

improved

functionality

with

regard

to

safety,

reliability,

environmental

eciency,

and

comfort

(e.g.,

combining

multiple

sensor

information

to

a

comprehensive

picture

of

the

car’s

surrounding).

In

recent

years,

more

than

50

ECUs

interconnected

with

dierent

communication

subsystems

have

become

common

[H05].

is

in

turn

led

to

higher

demands

on

communication

resulting

in

a

strong

increase

on

the

bus

trac.

In

fact,

the

com-

munication

sub

system