WO2022128025A1 - Verfahren zur dynamischen konfiguration von sensoren und steuergeräten in einem ethernetnetzwerk - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for the dynamic configuration of sensors and control units in an Ethernet network in a motor vehicle, a control unit and an on-board Ethernet network
- a variant of the new standard is the CSMA/CD-based MultiDrop mode. This differs significantly from the other Ethernet variants (>10 Mbit/s), since the aim of this is to be able to design Ethernet more cost-effectively and thus also to address simpler control devices.
- This standard does not require switches (switch ICs) but is designed as a bus (similar to CAN). This halves the number of required PHYs (transceivers). This means that Ethernet is becoming a serious competitor to CAN/CAN-FD and FlexRay, as it significantly reduces system costs.
- typical automotive interfaces such as SPI instead of xMII for communication between controllers and physical transceivers (PHYs) are also possible.
- Fig.1 compares the essential features of Switched Ethernet and "Bus Ethernet” (MultiDrop) as defined in the IEEE standard IEEE P802.3cg. The most important difference is that the resources, the bus access, are exclusively available with Switched Ethernet, what does that mean every Ethernet node (ECU) can send at any time without collisions occurring. With the new Ethernet bus conversion with multi-drop mode, a shared medium is used, ie the bus access has to wait until this resource is available.
- the IEEE P802.3cg standard uses, among other things, a newly defined mechanism (PLCA - Physical Layer Collision Avoidance) to avoid collisions during bus access and to implement fair access. Only one PHY (Physical Transceiver) has access to the bus at any one time. This prevents collisions. Access is based on a so-called round robin procedure. Each ECU (node) on the bus has the opportunity to send once within a defined cycle or sequence.
- PLCA Physical Layer Collision Avoidance
- a so-called headnode which takes on the function of a network controller, determines the cycle and sends recurring "beacons" on the bus.
- the nodes start a timer depending on their previously defined identity ID, which determines the sequence when they are allowed to send, and after this has expired and the recognition that it is your turn, you are allowed to send.
- Figure 3 shows the physical representation of the Ethernet bus with stubs.
- EP 2 585 940 A1 describes systems and methods for scheduling network communications in a managed network may include a network controller recognizing multiple network nodes; the network controller classifies the detected network nodes into two or more classifications of nodes for prioritizing network communication at the node level; the network controller receiving reservation requests from at least a portion of the plurality of network nodes, wherein the requesting reservation requests for one or more time slots for their respective network nodes in an upcoming communication window; and the network controller allocates time slots in the forthcoming communication window to one or more network nodes in response to reservation requests, the allocation being based on a priority of the network nodes and the priority being assigned to the nodes according to their classification.
- This patent application describes how a network controller creates a cyclic media access plan (MAP) in which the accesses of the network nodes are defined in each cycle.
- the basis is the required quality of service, the reservation requests from the respective nodes and their priority/lower priority, from which the network controller creates the MAP.
- the network controller can also automatically send MAP messages without reservation requests.
- a coordinating device performs bandwidth allocation procedures based on information from previously unsatisfied bandwidth allocation requests and responds to current bandwidth allocation requests.
- the current bandwidth allocation requests specify the current requested bandwidth amounts for multiple streams, and the current bandwidth allocation requests can be received from multiple entities with multiple streams.
- the information from previously unsatisfied bandwidth allocation requests is taken into account when allocating the available bandwidth between the multiple streams and multiple entities for the currently requested amounts of bandwidth.
- the 'unserved' access reservation from the previous cycle is also taken into account by the headnode.
- WO 2019 014 754 A1 discloses a configurable management system for a vehicle including a receiving unit adapted to receive a message associated with a vehicle resource from a communication network of the vehicle.
- a control unit is designed to one of to determine received message associated vehicle resource.
- An integration unit includes an external network connected to the control unit, and the integration unit includes at least one node, the at least one node being configured to send an external message to the control unit via the external network.
- the control unit converts the external message into an appropriate message that is sent to the vehicle resource.
- WO 2019 160 569 A1 describes systems and methods for operating electronic control units (ECUs) across multiple ECU domains in a motor vehicle configuration.
- a first environmental sensor for an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) may generate a first output.
- a sensor connectivity switch may route the first output to a first ECU in one of the non-ADAS domains to generate a second output.
- Each of the non-ADAS domains may include at least one ECU.
- a second ECU in a domain for ADAS can use the second output to perform ADAS operation or autonomous driving in vehicular environments.
- Partial network operation (aka sleep/wakeup) is becoming an increasingly important function for the automobile and, for example, also for the Ethernet bus.
- control units are woken up or put to sleep as required (also via the bus), in order to save energy or to start them initially, for example.
- the 10Mbit bus offers a significantly lower data rate, which is why special attention is paid to the efficiency of the data transmission and the latency of the transmission or the access time must also be taken into account. If security also becomes part of the 10Mbit/s system, then there is hardly any data rate left for user data, as is the case with current CAN FD implementations. With the partial network operation function, you also have to think about the access times and the efficiency of the bus, since this is a new scenario that was not considered in the standard.
- the headnode will either be implemented in a head unit, a gateway, a fusion unit or generally in a zone controller, i.e. usually on the control unit from which updates or diagnostic queries also originate.
- burst mode it is known to use a so-called burst mode in which nodes can send a maximum of 255 packets during their cycle, but this mode must be statically configured and maintained.
- the object of the invention is to flexibly adapt the new Ethernet technologies to current requirements in a cost-optimized manner and with little implementation effort.
- the invention advantageously adapts the new Ethernet technologies in terms of costs and implementation effort for use in automobiles.
- the invention proposes a method that the 10 Mbit / s Ethernet network, respectively.
- the control units are configured automatically.
- the EM proposes a procedure in which the control units can be connected to the bus unconfigured and configure themselves automatically after the start. No ECU-specific special software is necessary here, but the Ethernet software can be the same on all control units (sensors).
- the start including synchronization within the bus can take place within a few milliseconds despite automation (i.e. not preconfigured).
- control units assign the smallest possible ID themselves and then try to access the bus.
- the attempt is controlled via timers, these timers are started randomly, so that it access to the bus is inevitable in the shortest possible time. If bus activity is detected, all other control units behave passively.
- the configuration and testing of microphones, ultrasound, radar and many other CAN-based control devices becomes easier.
- the solution allows products to be designed more flexibly without interfering with large parts of the software. This saves a complex configuration and thus saves configuration effort.
- the invention enables the development of sensor-based applications, e.g. B. Automated driving, data logger, diagnosis, are simplified.
- the idea according to the invention can be implemented without additional financial outlay and hardware costs and while maintaining the standard.
- the network system according to the invention is improved in terms of quality.
- the method according to the invention offers a new method of automatic configuration for the 10 Mbit/s Ethernet bus.
- a method is presented that allows software to be designed more flexibly and makes the best of the underlying system without having to program it in software beforehand.
- the invention allows software developers and architects to offer software/applications that can be tailored more flexibly and precisely to the requirements of the application. Optimization can take place within the control unit by incorporating the methods mentioned in software. This means that software can be developed more platform-independently.
- Another advantage of this invention is that the current hardware does not have to be changed, but the existing hardware can continue to be used.
- the new method can be integrated into an existing network without damaging existing devices. The standard is not violated since the existing protocol can be used. Thanks to the automatic configuration of the physical layer, a wide variety of variants can be developed and produced without having to manually create special configurations. This means that products get to market faster.
- the advantage of the application-specific determination of a more accurate and predictable delay results in an improvement in the planning and execution of communication in the vehicle.
- existing bus systems can be used more efficiently and the jump to expensive technology with a higher bandwidth can be avoided.
- This can also affect the required buffer storage, which can then be dispensed with or designed to be smaller. Fusions of different data, e.g. ultrasound, radar or microphones, can be improved and designed more precisely.
- the logging of data can be made even more precise.
- Today applications are tailored and adapted to a platform.
- methods are presented that allow software to be designed more flexibly and make the best of the underlying system without having to program it in software beforehand.
- the starting point is the so-called worst case, which costs resources and money and loses quality.
- the invention allows software developers and architects to offer software/applications that can be tailored more flexibly and precisely to the requirements of the application. By installing the procedure described in our software, optimization can take place within the control unit. This means that software can be developed in a more platform-dependent manner.
- Partial network operation as a system function has even greater effects on the overall system if, for example, the efficiency of the bus can be influenced and control units no longer waste time "waiting", which unfortunately has to be the case with 10Mbit/s technology.
- the new technologies can no longer be stopped in the automobile. Protocols like IP, AVB, and TSN have thousands of pages of specifications and test suites. The controllability of these new protocols in the automobile is not directly given.
- An advantage of this invention is that the current hardware does not have to be changed, but the existing hardware can continue to be used.
- the new method can be integrated into an existing network without damaging existing devices. The standard is not violated since the existing protocol can be used.
- These sensors in particular must be as cheap as possible in order to serve the mass market. If you can do without a more expensive interface, such as a cable/plug, this means great added value.
- the quality of the data improves the faster the data reaches the bus and the less maintenance and/or storage is required.
- beacon cycle time only depends on the bus and its configuration, but not on the individual nodes or their requirements.
- the fundamental revolution of the new architectures is characterized by the centering of the software on fewer and fewer computing units.
- These so-called servers or central computers no longer consist of just one PC or PP, but contain several PCs, PPs, SOCs and also Ethernet switches with a large number of ports. They represent their own local network, each with individual software, which also means that the respective software components do not (cannot) know that they are communicating, for example, with components that are located in the same housing.
- Zone architecture with central servers is known. Here it applies that on the one hand the server contains many powerful processors and on the other hand a lot of software resp. Applications run on it.
- the idea can be implemented without additional financial expenditure, such as hardware costs, and while maintaining the standard.
- additional financial expenditure such as hardware costs
- the network system according to the invention is improved in terms of reliability.
- the invention can report back a more realistic time window and it is not necessary to assume the worst case. This allows downloads/updates that would otherwise never be started or would be started later.
- the method according to the invention can be used in other industrial areas that use 10 Mbit/s Ethernet, such as, for example, in industrial automation.
- the object is advantageously achieved by a method for optimizing the transmission data rate in a sensor network in partial network operation in an Ethernet network, the method comprising: a) determining the number of active nodes by a headnode, b) classifying the detected nodes into two or more classifications of node for prioritizing Ethernet network communication by the headnode; c) the headnode receiving reservation requests from at least a portion of the plurality of nodes, d) allocating time slots in response to reservation requests to one or more nodes in the forthcoming communication window, the allocations being based on a priority of the nodes and the priority being according to the nodes is assigned to their classification, wherein after the number of active nodes has been determined, a dynamic configuration of the nodes is carried out, and a selection and a start of a timer of the respective node takes place, with each active node assigning the smallest possible ID itself, whereby it the respective node accesses the bus and if there is bus activity, the other nodes in the Ethernet network behave
- a further advantageous refinement of the method is characterized in that the timer is reduced if a bus access is unsuccessful.
- a further advantageous refinement of the method is characterized in that after the bus position (node ID) of the sleeping node has been determined, a check is carried out to determine whether there is a node with a higher bus position (node ID) which does not represent a sleeping node , which is not active, the bus position (node ID) of the active node is optimized.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that after the necessary download data rate has been determined, a currently free data rate in the Ethernet network is determined in the last bus cycle (Dfree) of the Ethernet network, and a necessary data rate per bus cycle (Dzus) is determined , where if the free data rate in the Ethernet network in the last bus cycle (Dfree) of the Ethernet network is greater than or equal to the necessary data rate per bus cycle (Dzus), no change is made in the next bus cycle, and if the free data rate in the Ethernet network in the last bus cycle (Dfree) of the Ethernet network is less than the necessary data rate per bus cycle, a change is made in the next bus cycle.
- a control unit for an Ethernet network which is designed as a first node as a control unit, is particularly advantageous for sending a signal to a second control unit of the Ethernet vehicle electrical system and receiving the signal from the second control unit; determine a propagation time of the signal on a connection path to the second control unit; determine a maximum speed of the connection path based on the propagation time; and a type of transmission medium of the connection path based on the To determine maximum speed, at least include a microprocessor, a volatile memory and non-volatile memory, at least two communication interfaces, a synchronizable timer, the non-volatile memory contains program instructions when they are executed by the microprocessor, with one embodiment of the method according to the invention being implementable and executable.
- an Ethernet network for a motor vehicle is particularly advantageous, with a first control unit and a second control unit, the control units being connected to one another via at least one connection path, and the first control unit being designed to carry out the method according to the invention.
- a particularly advantageous embodiment of the Ethernet vehicle electrical system is characterized in that the Ethernet network has a third control unit, which is only indirectly connected to the first control unit and is connected directly to the second control unit via a third connection path, with the third control unit being designed for this purpose to determine a transit time of a third signal on the third connection path, the first control unit being designed to trigger the determination of the transit time of the third signal by a service message to the third control unit.
- the Ethernet network has a third control unit, which is only indirectly connected to the first control unit and is connected directly to the second control unit via a third connection path, with the third control unit being designed for this purpose to determine a transit time of a third signal on the third connection path, the first control unit being designed to trigger the determination of the transit time of the third signal by a service message to the third control unit.
- platform-independent software with higher quality and durability can be used.
- the use of the invention can be used in other communication systems with clock synchronization components and embedded systems.
- Fig. 1 shows the simplified representation of the differences between a Ethernet bus (1 OMbit/s) and a switched network
- Figure 3 shows the physical representation of the Ethernet bus with stubs
- Fig. 8 shows the variability of the rank (timer) depending on different situations
- FIG. 10 shows the special version of the initialization of the bus according to FIG. 9 (ID assignment) from the point of view of the master node in a plug and play network if control units do not start up “simultaneously” but are only delayed in time later;
- the invention disclosure proposes a new method to optimize the efficiency of data transmission on the automotive 10Mbit/s bus and to reduce the bus access time for the nodes.
- the basic consideration of the method according to the invention describes a dynamic adaptation of the bus cycle. In contrast to the FlexRay, this has no negative or thoughtless effects.
- the nodes do not have a fixed, definite time window, but only follow a sequence.
- the headnode does not know which data is sent by the nodes beforehand.
- FIG. 3 shows the physical representation of the Ethernet bus with stubs
- the procedure first determines all participants on the bus. This is typically statically pre-configured since the headnode needs to know this number of participants to schedule the flow.
- FIG. 5 shows the extension of the standard to include an automatic configuration of the NodelDs, with the boxes showing the sequence of the standard.
- the white boxes show how the method according to the invention can be integrated into the standard. This should make it clear where the method according to the invention takes effect and how the standard can be modified without changing the general sequence.
- the knots change, which still cannot have assigned an ID, whereby a check is carried out to determine whether there is a preconfiguration, to the Initialize ID state and retain the default ID 255 or assign this ID to themselves.
- the nodes remain in this state until they have had a successful bus access.
- the master node enters the Initialize Network status if no slaves are preconfigured for it, i.e. if it does not know its network. Only when it has initialized all slave control devices does it leave the state.
- the headnode determines all sleeping or defective or inactive nodes on the bus. A distinction can be made as to whether they are currently sleeping or whether a point in time is known in the future when the nodes are inactive - sleeping or inactive means in this context that they are not participating in the bus communication (neither active - sending user data - nor passive - receive user data).
- the headnode receives this knowledge either via a higher software layer or application through a message from a participant on the bus, e.g. response to a sleep/wake-up signal due to an error status of a node, e.g. through a request from the network management, check of logs, reading registers at the node.
- the initialization starts with setting the local NodelD (ID). This value is set from 255 to the lowest possible value that has not yet been used (important: there should be no gaps in the sequence).
- the range (a range of numbers from x-y) varies over the phase of the initialization process.
- the range of numbers should be specified in such a way that on the one hand a fast initialization and on the other hand few collisions occur. It is specified in "bit times" and starts at 20 bit times as the low end.
- the upper end (MaxValue) can either always be the same for all nodes or can also be lower or higher than the others depending on the importance of the ECU. For example, if a large MaxValue is selected, then the probability of bus access is higher for other ECUs than for this one, etc.
- Figure 8 shows variability of rank (timer) depending on different situations. For the fastest possible initialization, the EM proposes a FastMode variable. This indicates by how much the range is reduced when a node has successfully accessed the bus and thus been assigned an ID. In the automotive sector, the number of nodes is currently very limited (typically 8), which is why the process can quickly lead to a final configuration. If collisions occur, the rank may be too small, for example. The procedure therefore suggests increasing this value. This is then implemented on every node and not just on those that had an unsuccessful bus access. A larger range means that the probability increases that an ECU gets bus access.
- the master node also has to learn which and how many nodes there are in its network, because it adapts its bus cycle accordingly. To do this, it sends out normal beacons, true to the standard. All bus participants can detect collisions, and so can he. He runs a counter to log how many troubleshooting there have been and to be able to intervene optionally.
- the bus When its timer expires, it is set to be greater than the slaves' timer rank and it has received neither collision nor frame. Then the bus is initialized and it goes into normal mode. In doing so, it fixes the number of participants and calculates the bus cycle, which it specifies. The bus can now be operated in normal operation.
- FIG. 10 shows a special version of the initialization of the bus according to FIG. 9 (ID assignment) from the point of view of the master node in a plug and play network, i.e. if control units do not start up "simultaneously", but are delayed later.
- FIG. 10 shows a The following figures show an exemplary embodiment which is executed when the control units are started with a time delay. This procedure takes effect as long as the network is still in the initialization phase. To this end, the method proposes that during the initialization method data are sent from the control devices which have already been assigned an ID. The content of the data is irrelevant.
- control units can determine the current status of the initialization phase, even if they woke up/started later.
- the participants who have not yet been assigned an ID
- the timer (range) is adjusted.
- FIG. 11 shows the Plug and Play development level of the automated bus access when control devices are not time-delayed until later.
- the beacon cycle (or when the next beacon is sent or how many nodes are active on the bus) can be calculated by determining the number of sleeping, defective or inactive participants. With the remaining number of active nodes, no matter what ID they have, it can first be calculated how much time can be saved on the bus or by how much the bus cycle can be shortened.
- node ID the position of the active/sleeping nodes. All nodes on the bus have a unique ID. The method uses the total number of nodes and the ID to determine the position of the sleeping participants per bus cycle. The number of participants on the 10Mbit/s The Ethernet bus for automotive is limited by the bus topology, so it is easy to get an overview of whether there is an active node "behind" the sleeping or possibly faulty node (ID sleeping node ⁇ ID active node).
- the beacon cycle is adjusted in such a way that the beacon is placed in front of the transmission slot, the so-called transmit opportunity, of the first sleeping node, which only has active nodes in front and sleeping nodes behind Has.
- This method assumes that there is no longer an active node, or ECU, sensor, behind the sleeping node, i.e. higher ID, as indicated in FIG. This probability is quite high since the 10 Mbit/s Ethernet bus system in the automotive environment is typically designed for 8 ECUs today.
- the invention proposes adapting or optimizing the IDs of the participants. There are several proposals according to the invention for this, the selection or a combination of the method can be adapted depending on the application:
- IDs of all active participants on the bus with a higher ID are previously reduced by the number of sleeping nodes. For example, if ID 3 is sleeping, ID 4 is reduced by one. This keeps the transmission order of the bus participants.
- Another possibility is to fill up the dormant IDs with participants with the highest ID. If ID 3 is sleeping, then this ID is reassigned to the highest one (e.g. ID 8). Although this changes the order of the bus participants, fewer bus participants have to be reconfigured. To ensure that the bus cycle is not uselessly optimized or adjusted, the method suggests determining the current bus load. The current utilization can be determined using the time difference between the last beacons and the number of participating nodes. If the bus load is low, it can be statistically assumed that this does not suddenly increase with the next cycle. You can still react to any changes, since it is suggested to monitor the bus load continuously.
- the bus cycle is adjusted with regard to the required data rate. Two options are proposed for this later.
- the method in which the necessary data rate is compared to the current bus capacity can be determined.
- the necessary download data rate in relation to the 10Mbit bus is calculated first.
- the number of active nodes is determined by the headnode.
- the slots of the inactive participants are determined and are to be made available to the headnode by the method, which is referred to as Dfree.
- Another possible optimization level is described, based on the calculated, necessary data rate at the headnode, to prevent a subset (or all) of the other participants on the bus (except of course the headnode) from sending and thus to reduce the cycle time for the purpose of the download (or security update). reduce that the headnode its necessary data rate can serve, even if, according to normal bus operation, there would not be enough bandwidth available. For this purpose, a constant comparison is made as to how much data the headnode would still have to send in the current cycle, with this value being taken as a limit value which must not fall below 0 in this cycle and which is why the cycle would be ended beforehand by sending the next beacon.
- the method according to the invention can be carried out through alternative method steps, by means of which, after determining the number of active nodes, the unused transmission options can be determined and the absolute data rate for the headnode per time unit can thereby be calculated.
- the procedure proposes determining the trustworthiness of a communication partner or its application. If this trustworthiness is determined, the exchange of sensitive data can be carried out.
- the headnodes on the server are typically connected to the PCB (board) via MH (Media Independent Interface) or PCI-Express and therefore always manage without transceivers (PHYs).
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- An Ethernet transceiver causes a delay in the 3-digit nanosecond range. That doesn't sound like much, but the delay on layer 2 (MAC) is in the 1-digit nanosecond range or tends towards 0 - depending on how high the resolution of the measurement is.
- the procedure first determines the address of the application with which data is to be exchanged (received, sent, or both). The method then starts a runtime measurement for this component.
- the PDelay_Request method of the gPTP protocol (or 802.1 AS) can be used.
- two replies are sent back and the runtime of the message can be determined with the help of hardware time stamps (it is important to use a protocol with hardware time stamps - NTP, for example, is out of the question because the resolution is too imprecise).
- the method calculates the physical distance to this participant.
- the distance is not directly expressed by a unit of measurement such as meters or centimeters, but can be converted to the number of components (PHYs, switches) that are part of the connection, since this delay is significant in contrast to the delay on the actual cable is.
- the method measures the transit time to a participant/address by starting transit time measurements (e.g. part of the PTP protocol) and using this to calculate the distance to this participant.
- the measured running time must first be evaluated in order to provide information about the location.
- the software cannot know whether a partner is located within the same ECU or not, and ideally it should not know if a generalized SW and not a special version is used; IP addresses can also be falsified or changed.
- the runtime of a Mll-based connection does not require PHYs (transceivers). However, neither the time synchronization software nor the actual application that commissions this investigation knows this.
- a PHY converts the data into electrical signals and encodes them, which takes much more time than when two Ethernet MACs communicate with each other via the MH-based lines.
- the method presented also recognizes whether a subscriber is directly connected to the requesting subscriber. If this is not the case, the appropriate protocol can be selected depending on the latency. For latencies the For example, MAC-Sec, IP-Sec and other IP/TCP-based methods could be used within the vehicle if the latency is so great that the participant is outside the vehicle without a doubt.
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