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Next generation of MOST the focus of fifth forum By: Lenny Case
Following the significant milestone of MOST150 having gone into series use in 2012, the next generation of MOST, MOST is taking shape.
“ With MOST150, the latest generation of MOST just started to roll off the production lines. It provides significant additions like seamless support of digital video transmission and a separate MOST Ethernet channel that is being used to transmit IP data independent from the quality of service audio and video transmissions within the vehicle,” says Dr. Christian Thiel, MOST Cooperation Administrator. MOST Cooperation has already started work on identifying the requirements for the future network, he says.
MOST is currently used in over 130 car models. The fifth MOST Forum on April 23, 2013 in Stuttgart / Esslingen( Germany) will give insight into technical aspects of MOST150, and those that are relevant for the next generation of MOST Technology. Henry Muyshondt, Technical Liaison of the MOST Cooperation, will guide the 2013 program. Presentations by POF Application Center, Sumitomo, TE Connectivity, Avago Technologies, Hamamatsu Photonics, and Relnetyx will introduce solutions and
Dr. Christian Thiel, Administrator of the MOST Cooperation.
scenarios for the future MOST physical layer. The afternoon events will begin with a section on MOST Compliance and Quality Assurance presented by Ruetz System Solutions and Tektronix. This section will be followed by a deeper look into MOST network and system architecture by K2L. The Research Center for Information Technology( FZI), Daimler and SMSC will round up the conference program with further presentations on aspects of network and systems architecture such as advanced driver assistance systems( ADAS) and IP architecture, as well as an outlook into the MOST future.
Amongst the exhibitors will be the MOST Cooperation itself, Agilent Technologies, AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Hamamatsu Photonics, K2L, Ruetz System Solutions, SMSC, Tektronix, Teledyne LeCroy, Telemotive, TTTech Automotive, Vector, and X2E. Several partners will again provide their knowledge and expertise to the MOST Forum. These include knowledge partner MOST Cooperation industry partner ZVEI
( Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) and media partner Automotive Industries.
Automotive Industries( AI) asked Dr. Christian Thiel, Administrator of the MOST Cooperation, to provide an overview of the impact that MOST is having on automotive electronic design.
Thiel: MOST Technology has become the de-facto standard in the automotive industry for transporting high-bandwidth audio, video, and control information between various vehicle subsystems. Its quality of service( QoS) makes it a prime transport for applications that stream content to provide consumers with high-quality information, video, and sound. Designed by the automotive industry, MOST provides a way to decouple automotive product lifecycles from consumer product lifecycles. The technology makes it possible to build major technological advances into the automotive system even as they evolve, while relegating specific and rapidly changing consumer interfaces to gateways attached to the vehicle backbone. The MOST standard ensures that the backbone is built to withstand the harsh environmental and electromagnetic conditions in the car, and that changes in the pipeline that moves audio, video and data around are under the control of the automaker. The less robust consumer technologies can then be properly integrated into this environment with more specialized interface products.
MOST provides a flexible and upgradable network that forms a stable, robust backbone to easily and seamlessly integrate upcoming applications. For example, there is more and more focus on a growing number of IP-based applications. The requirements are driven by applications such as fast software updates of the different control devices, fast media access to onboard mass storage systems( HDD / SSD), mobile with USB connected consumer electronics devices and WLAN or LTE connected car-to-x applications. On the other hand, for driver assistance camera systems, the low-delay transfer of video data is required, which additionally presumes high transfer rates. Consequently, the MOST network concept is inherently scalable and extendable with respect to speed; the amount and characteristics of the data channels and application-specific interfaces are chosen appropriately. AI: Who should be attending the conference? Thiel: Anyone associated with automotive networking aspects will benefit from attending. The objective of the MOST Forum is to bring together top professionals from the automotive electronics industry, both from car makers but also from Tier suppliers and
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