A Centralized Discovery-Based Method for Integrating Data Distribution Service and Time-Sensitive Networking in In-Vehicle Networks

Abstract: As the electronic and electrical architecture (E/EA) of intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) evolves, traditional distributed and signal-oriented architectures are being replaced by centralized, service-oriented architectures (SOA). This new generation of E/EA demands in-vehicle networks (IVNs) that offer high bandwidth, real-time, reliability, and service-oriented. data distribution service (DDS) and time-sensitive networking (TSN) are increasingly adopted to address these requirements. However, research on the integrated deployment of DDS and TSN in automotive applications is still in its infancy. This paper presents a DDS over TSN (DoT) communication architecture based on the centralized discovery architecture (CDA). First, a lightweight DDS implementation (FastDDS-lw) is developed for resource-constrained in-vehicle devices. Next, a DDS flow identification algorithm (DFIA) based on the CDA is introduced to identify potential DDS flows during the discovery phase automatically. Finally, the DoT communication architecture is designed, incorporating FastDDS-lw and DFIA. Experimental results show that the DoT architecture significantly reduces end-to-end latency and jitter for critical DDS flows compared to traditional Ethernet. Additionally, DoT provides an automated network configuration method that completes within a few tens of milliseconds.