Automotive users will benefit from higher bandwidth, lower latency and enhanced scalability between key technologies, thanks to a new partnership between OPEN Alliance and AUTOSAR set to drive greater adoption of Ethernet-based communication.

The landmark collaboration aims to address functional safety and cybersecurity requirements while avoiding duplication of work. Together, both organizations will deliver enhanced open specifications for Ethernet-based communications for the global automotive industry, making it a standard for in-vehicle networking applications. This will include Physical Layer Specification, Switch configuration and Media Access Control Security (MACsec) – a key element for network security.

“We are delighted to announce this new collaboration with AUTOSAR,” said OPEN Alliance Secretary and Renesas Networking Specialist Tobias Belitz. “Much like OPEN Alliance, it is a global organization encompassing leading companies within the automotive and software industry, with a unified mission to develop and establish an optimal networking strategy for modern vehicles. We look forward to working with AUTOSAR to enable greater wide scale adoption of Ethernet-based connectivity.”

Ethernet is set to become the backbone of next-generation vehicles, surpassing the capabilities of traditional automotive networks to supporting emerging technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and the autonomous vehicle. It is also effective for incorporating a range of data-intensive technologies.

Both parties have elected to enter into a joint partnership to enable greater coordination and alignment between each group’s respective activities in the field of automotive Ethernet. As such, the automotive industry benefits from consistent software architecture that supports scalability, safety, and future Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) development. AUTOSAR and OPEN Alliance will participate in each organization’s events to share joint or individual development and standardization results to a broader audience.

“AUTOSAR warmly welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with OPEN Alliance as an AUTOSAR Attendee,” said Thomas Rüping, chairperson of AUTOSAR. “This collaboration strengthens our joint effort to advance Automotive Ethernet and Automotive Ethernet-based technologies, with a particular focus on cybersecurity and safety use cases. In consequence the collaboration will further support the global automotive industry and foster the advancement of automotive software development worldwide.”

Several key areas of collaboration have already been identified, including the use of MACsec, which provides a robust, low-latency and high-performance solution for modern vehicles. The collaboration will build on the recently released MACsec automotive profile launched by the OPEN Alliance.

By standardizing OPEN Alliance specifications within the AUTOSAR framework, the interoperability of Ethernet-based communications in vehicles can be ensured. Features such as Scalable Service-Oriented Middleware over Internet Protocol (SOME/IP) for communication, Diagnostics over Internet Protocol (DoIP) for diagnostics, and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for deterministic real-time data exchange will be mapped as part of this process.

The collaboration will see the joint development of TC11 (Ethernet Switch Requirements and Qualification), TC17 (the MACsec Automotive Profile), TC18 (the Remote Control Protocol), and TC19 (Software for Management and Configuration of Automotive Ethernet Switches).

For more information, please visit the OPEN Alliance website: https://opensig.org/.

 

About OPEN Alliance

The OPEN Alliance (One-Pair Ether-Net) Inc. is a non-profit, open industry alliance of mainly automotive industry and technology providers collaborating to encourage wide scale adoption of Ethernet-based networks as the standard in networking applications. Our OPEN Alliance members collaborate with industry leaders in advancing Ethernet as the gold standard for connected vehicles. Members see benefit from open collaboration, access cutting-edge technologies, and accelerate automotive solutions in a thriving ecosystem.

Active for more than ten years, the Alliance has 17 Technical Committees and actively maintains 38 technical specifications.

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