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CP-Connect
CPC Technology Overview
The 3rd generation 2-Part Telematics Architecture
As the requirements for control communication between pocket adapters and the docking station became more complex Cellport realized that a standardized communication protocol was needed for new products. This new communication protocol was extended and made available to the car-side interface of the docking station to allow improved integration with automobile electronic systems. The protocol was called CP-Connect and was developed with the goal of becoming an open standard for vehicle electronic system interconnection.
Since the introduction of CP-Connect 10 years ago many new peripheral devices and sophisticated network services have emerged. Continuing investigation of integrating digital data from the cell phone to the vehicle suggested that a more advanced network communication method were needed. Cellport realized that a telecommunication controller server, such as the Cellport Mobile Server, could act as a vehicle data router and gateway and that the protocol could be extended further to facilitate communication between devices on multiple incompatible automotive embedded networks.
Cellport is currently working to further extend CP-Connect architecture to help create future-proof vehicle electronic systems and enable an accessible software application environment. The new generation of CP-Connect incorporates the functionality of the original version while adding new capabilities such as handling communication between buses with incompatible link layers, providing service advertisement and discovery, and an application networking framework. Today, CP-Connect must encompass wireless networks as well as optical and wired vehicle network topologies. Particular emphasis has been placed on solving the problem of security and authentication of both users and vehicle resources. This next-generation CP-Connect has rapidly grown to a platform that can be used in embedded application environments such as cell phones, communication servers, consumer electronics and telematics.
CP-Connect now helps extend vehicle electronics systems to anticipate new hardware and software applications during the vehicle life-cycle. These new devices applications are often unforeseen by developers and suppliers during the vehicle design window. In some cases dramatic new technology is developed after the vehicle hits the road. Application environments now exist in cell phones, PDAs, and consumer entertainment devices, and many others which may seek access to vehicle resources. An example of this is the current desire to connect personnel audio devices, such as the IPod, to existing vehicle audio systems, a connection which in most cases was unanticipated and is not supported by legacy hardware.