Today, the automotive industry is steadily evolving, led by a variety of cutting-edge technologies. With the tremendous advances in Advanced Assisted Driving Systems (ADAS), infotainment systems and autonomous driving technologies, the demand for bandwidth in modern cars is increasing every day. The ever-changing features and endless technologies are generating massive data demands, and the trend is to use entirely new ways to process data.

In the past, the demand for applications within traditional cars was limited to chassis control systems or body control systems that required only a few kilobits per second (kbps) of data transfer capability. Today, smart cars are equipped with a large number of sensors, high-end infotainment systems and navigation control systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and multiple lidar (LIDAR), radar (RADAR) and camera modules also generate terabytes of data, resulting in a significant increase in complexity. As a result, high-speed, reliable and ultra-low latency connectivity using automotive Ethernet is an imperative.

Ethernet has been a well known LAN technology in the industry for three decades. Ethernet is used for data-intensive devices in a variety of markets and industries. Automotive Ethernet is a highly reliable solution optimized specifically for automotive applications to meet the higher bandwidth demands of current and next-generation vehicles.

Automotive Ethernet is a point-to-point technology in which each electrical node is connected in turn. A switch is deployed in the system to help establish communication between multiple ECUs and route traffic to various other units in the network. iEEE has standardized on this technology through the 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 automotive proprietary Ethernet standards.

An important advantage of automotive Ethernet is that it is more cost effective than other protocols. whereas previous generations such as CAN only offered 10Mb/s throughput, automotive Ethernet can offer a basic communication rate of 100Mb/s from the outset. With ultra-lightweight and efficient cabling, Automotive Ethernet saves space, reduces costs and reduces complexity compared to traditional cable harnesses.

Designed specifically for the automotive environment, Amphenol Automotive Ethernet connectors support all current IEEE Automotive Ethernet standards and were developed in compliance with USCAR-2 and ISO 8092 specifications.

The Amphenol NETBridge+® Automotive Ethernet Connector System is designed for automotive applications and is ideal for modern automobiles as it enables transmission rates up to 100Mb/s and 1Gb/s based on IEEE 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1. The Amphenol in-vehicle Ethernet connector system is compliant with USCAR-2 and Ethernet development specifications, uses a single pair of cables to transmit data, and is available in miniaturized and sealed configurations. In addition, fully shielded and miniaturized versions provide ideal connectivity solutions for compact infotainment systems and harsh application environments. These connectors offer scalable port options including 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 2x2 and 2x3 ports and can support right angle and vertical configurations, providing flexible design capabilities.

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