MOST announces development of in-car Ethernet
MOST announces development of in-car Ethernet
A recent release from Media Oriented Systems Transport, or MOST, as it is also known, claims that it has had a breakthrough in providing Ethernet technology to in-car networks.
MOST’s corporate administrator, Christian Thiel, explained, “MOST150 combines Ethernet technology with a networking technology that was designed to meet the stringent automotive requirements.”
“MOST provides the ideal network backbone for a broad variety of IP- based applications such as supporting apps on connected services and Internet access in general.”
MOST is the standardisation organisation for developing multimedia networks in vehicles and the announcement means that those who enjoy in-car entertainment through audio and video can now enjoy faster connections. Dr Thiel explained, “With the current MOST150 rollout, the MOST Cooperation is adding the transmission of Ethernet protocol data to the established MOST infotainment transport of audio and video within the car.”
The technology is the equivalent to an IEEE802.x networks, according to MOST, which has named the Ethernet channel MOST150.
The ‘extremely flexible’ technology will provide a basic infrastructure on which all protocols and mechanisms can be implemented, claims MOST. It continues to claim that these include Internet protocol (IP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The system can generate net bandwidth of over 107Mb/s, according to initial testing. It added that maximum bandwidth of 142.8Mb’/s can be used with up to 75 per cent efficiency.
