System and method for internal networking, data optimization and dynamic frequency selection in a vehicular environment

A method comprising:

• receiving a message in a first protocol from a first in-vehicle device on an Ethernet network in a vehicle, wherein the message is received at an Ethernet switch in the Ethernet network, wherein the message comprises destination information;
• identifying, at the Ethernet switch, a second in-vehicle device on the Ethernet network corresponding to the destination information;
• determining if the first protocol corresponds to Ethernet protocol;
• if the first protocol does not correspond to Ethernet protocol, encapsulating the message to facilitate translation from the first protocol to Ethernet protocol at the Ethernet switch;
• and
• transmitting the message in Ethernet protocol to the second in-vehicle device.

An Ethernet switch inside a vehicle comprising:

• a memory element configured to store data;
• a routing processor operable to route data packets according to suitable Ethernet routing protocols;
• and
• a computing processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the routing processor, computing processor and the memory element cooperate such that the Ethernet switch is configured for:
• receiving a message in a first protocol from a first in-vehicle device on an Ethernet network in the vehicle, wherein the message comprises destination information;
• identifying a second in-vehicle device on the Ethernet network corresponding to the destination information;
• determining if the first protocol corresponds to Ethernet protocol;
• if the first protocol does not correspond to Ethernet protocol, encapsulating the message to facilitate translation from the first protocol to Ethernet protocol;
• and
• transmitting the message in Ethernet protocol to the second in-vehicle device.

Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a message in a first protocol from a first in-vehicle device on an Ethernet network in a vehicle, wherein the message comprises destination information, wherein the message is received at an Ethernet switch in the Ethernet network;
• identifying, at the Ethernet switch, a second in-vehicle device on the Ethernet network corresponding to the destination information;
• determining if the first protocol corresponds to Ethernet protocol;
• if the first protocol does not correspond to Ethernet protocol, encapsulating the message to facilitate translation from the first protocol to Ethernet protocol at the Ethernet switch;
• and
• transmitting the message in Ethernet protocol to the second in-vehicle device.