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A Prototypical In-Car Entertainment Setup Using Software Defined Radio and Ethernet/IP-Based In-Vehicle Communication

Authors:
Lothar Stolz
Kay Weckemann
Hyung-Taek Lim
Walter Stechele

Keywords: DAB, SDR, IP, Ethernet, in-vehicle networking.

Abstract:
We introduce a novel approach to in-vehicle radio entertainment platforms. Using a prototypical automotive setup for car-radio reception, we evaluate a Digital Audio Broadcasting receiver implemented as a Software-Defined Radio. The radio runs as an application on a low-cost x86 device. Furthermore, we distribute the digital audio stream and control information via a standard Internet Protocol/Ethernet link instead of a proprietary automotive field bus technology. Thus, the car demonstrator distinguishes from today's approaches to automotive radio entertainment by increased flexibility on the computation as well as on the communication side, together with potential savings on costs.

Pages: 7 to 10

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: June 24, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2327-2058

ISBN: 978-1-61208-241-7

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from June 24, 2012 to June 29, 2012