System, method, and apparatus to support mixed network communications on a vehicle

Abstract

A system and method, including a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone; a converged network device (CND) interposed between the first network zone and the second network zone, the CND comprising: a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising a network regulation description, wherein the policy comprises a default policy value; a configuration circuit structured to configure at least one network interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description; the at least one network interface circuit, wherein the at least one network interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and end points of the second network zone.

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