LIN - Local Interconnect Network
- Bus system within a limited space, therefore also the called local bus or sub-bus . >
- Design as one-wire copper line without shielding.
- Low transmission rate, but very stable.
- Economical, standard and widely used.
- Primarily used for roof modules, air conditioners, etc. for instance
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Bluetooth
- Well-known radio link from the mobile telephone technology, i.e. wireless.
- Increasing popularity because of its reliable transmission and it is economical.
- Transmission distance up to 10m (with special applications up to 100m).
- Used in automobiles- by Audi in the A8 as of model year 2003: Connection of the mobile handset to the GSM fixed installation module.
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MOST - Media Oriented System Transport
- Ring shape designed bus system
- Transmission medium fibre optic cables (optical cable, fibreglass cable; no electrical wires).
- Very high rate of transmission.
- Application in the information and entertainment area (Infotainment), mobile audio, video and navigation systems and Internet access.
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Byteflight
- Star shaped designed bus system.
- High quality, very fast, and stable but expensive.
- Fibre optic cable transmission medium.
- Application in BMW luxury automobiles, primarily in the drive train and in safety systems, e.g. air bags.
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CAN - Controller Area Network
- Linear designed bus system
- Twin-wire copper without shielding for a transmission medium.
- Middle to high transmission rate; standardised up to diagnostic CAN.
- Application primarily in the drive train, in the body and in the safety and comfort systems.
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Flexray
- safety-related uses, suitable for real-time systems
- planned adoption as backbone for other bus systems
- In the future as the case may be replacing today's high-speed CAN applications, in the long run:
Brake-by-wire, Steer-by-.wire - Topology: line-topology, star-topolgy or hybrid (line- and star-topology)
- Fault tolerance mechanisms
- Very high rate of transmission (10 MBit/s) (optional on two channels; second channel can be used redundant or for increasing the available rate of transmission)
- Adoption for example witin the BMW X5 (model 2007) AdaptiveDrive special equipment; Flexray is used for controlling shock absorber valves that adapt the undercarriage's characteristics.
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