Evolution vs. Revolution in Multi-Media Networking for Automotive Applications

Today's car manufacturers are integrating evermore complex multi-media equipment into their vehicles in order to meet the changes in consumers buying behavior. Examples of such equipment range from the car radio/cassette player, through audio CD Changer and mobile telephones through to sophisticated car navigation and video systems. In order to efficiently integrate all of these devices together and allow products from different manufacturers to inter-operate, a cost-effective evolutionary multimedia networking technology is required.