Abstract: A switch device includes a plurality of communication ports; a switch unit configured to relay a frame, which has been transmitted from a function unit and to which information including an ID of a VLAN is added, to another function unit via a communication port; and a duplication unit configured to, when the diagnosis device is connected to another switch device, duplicate the frame to be relayed via a designated communication port among the plurality of communication ports, and generate a duplicate frame for diagnosis that is a frame obtained by adding, to a duplicate frame obtained through the duplication, specific information indicating that the duplicate frame for diagnosis should be transmitted to the diagnosis device. The switch unit outputs the duplicate frame for diagnosis generated by the duplication unit from a communication port corresponding to the other switch device.

Abstract: A switch device includes: a plurality of communication ports; a switch unit configured to relay a frame, which has been transmitted from a function unit and to which information including an ID of a VLAN and priority information is added, to another function unit via a communication port, according to the priority information; and a duplication unit configured to, when the diagnosis device is connected to another switch device, duplicate the frame to be relayed via a designated communication port, thereby generating a duplicate frame for diagnosis. The duplication unit is able to set the priority information to be added to the duplicate frame for diagnosis, separately from the priority information to be added to the frame as an original. The switch unit outputs the duplicate frame for diagnosis, from a communication port corresponding to the other switch device, according to the priority information set by the duplication unit.

Abstract: A switch device for relaying flow data in an in-vehicle network, being equipped with an acquiring section for acquiring correspondence information indicating at least a correspondence relationship among a transmission destination IP address, a transmission source IP address, transmission destination port information, transmission source port information and a transmission destination MAC address and a relay section for acquiring the transmission destination MAC address from the correspondence information on the basis of the transmission destination IP address, the transmission source IP address, the transmission destination port information and the transmission source port information included in a frame that is received by the switch device and constitutes the flow data and for performing transmission processing to transmit the frame including the acquired transmission destination MAC address.

Abstract: An on-vehicle communication system includes: a plurality of function units; and one or a plurality of switch devices, each switch device being configured to perform a relay process of relaying communication data between the function units. When unauthorized communication by a function unit has been detected, the switch device performs a validation process of validating a function unit other than an unauthorized-communication function unit that is the function unit for which the unauthorized communication has been detected.

Abstract: An authentication control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire predetermined identification information regarding an on-vehicle device to be newly added to an on-vehicle network; and a determination unit configured to determine which of a plurality of types of authentication procedures is to be applied as an authentication process for the on-vehicle device, on the basis of the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A switching device relays data in an on-vehicle network and has a plurality of communication ports. The switching device comprises: a detection unit that detects a failure in communication with another switching device connected to one of the communication ports; and a processing unit that transmits failure information indicating at least any one of a site where the failure in communication occurs and a communication port to be used when the failure in communication occurs by a target switching device being a switching device different from said another switching device, to the target switching device if the failure in communication is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: A switch device installed in a vehicle is provided with: a switch unit configured to relay communication data between a plurality of function units installed in the vehicle; a storage unit configured to hold the communication data to be relayed; and a control unit configured to determine a state of the storage unit, and adjust, for each of applications, a throughput of the communication data to be transmitted from the function units, based on a result of the determination.

Abstract: An on-vehicle communication device capable of relaying data between a plurality of function units mounted on a vehicle includes: a log notification acquisition unit configured to receive, from an external device outside the vehicle, a log notification indicating a log target function unit which is the function unit that is a target of log collection, a start condition for log collection, and a trigger function unit which is the function unit capable of determination for the start condition; a notification unit configured to notify the trigger function unit of the start condition indicated by the log notification; and a command unit configured to give a command for log collection to the log target function unit, in response to a notification that the start condition is satisfied from the trigger function unit.

Abstract: A control device according to this disclosure includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with an on-vehicle control device via an in-vehicle communication line; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit. The control unit executes: an acquisition process of acquiring a first time and a second time described below; and a determination process of determining, based on a result of comparison between the first time and the second time that have been acquired, whether or not rollback to a control program before update is necessary in the on-vehicle control device that is updating the control program. First time: a time from a present time in which the control program is being updated to when the update is completed Second time: a time from the present time to when the rollback to the control program before update is completed.

Abstract: A control apparatus that communicates with a plurality of on-vehicle control devices through in-vehicle communication lines, and includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire electric energy of a battery supplying electric power to the plurality of on-vehicle control devices, and a control unit configured to instruct, in a case where predicted electric energy of the battery at a time when a process by a target device that is one of the plurality of on-vehicle control devices is completed is lower than a first threshold, other on-vehicle control devices to stop respective processes by the other on-vehicle control devices executed in parallel with the process by the target device.

Abstract: This on-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to communicate with another on-vehicle communication apparatus by using one differential signal line, and includes: a high-band communication unit configured to generate a high-band signal including communication information and output the high-band signal to the differential signal line; and a low-band communication unit configured to generate a direct-current signal or a low-band signal and to output the direct-current signal or the low-band signal to the differential signal line.

Abstract: An in-vehicle communication device is an in-vehicle communication device that performs a relay process of relaying data between functional units in an in-vehicle network, and includes a communication unit that performs the relay process using correspondence information indicating a correspondence relation between an Internet protocol (IP) address and a media access control (MAC) address of one or more functional units, an address managing unit that generates the correspondence information, and an authenticating unit that performs an authentication process for the functional unit, in which the authenticating unit performs the authentication process for the functional unit in which an IP address and a MAC address are newly registered in the correspondence information by the address managing unit, and the address managing unit deletes the correspondence relation of the functional unit from the correspondence information when the authentication process for the newly registered functional unit is not successfully

Abstract: A switch device is a switch device that relays data in an in-vehicle network and including a plurality of first communication ports which are connectable to a plurality of functional units in a vehicle, and includes a plurality of first communication circuits disposed corresponding to the first communication ports and capable of communicating with the functional units via the corresponding first communication ports, one or more second communication circuits different from the plurality of first communication circuits, a switching unit capable of switching a connection destination of each of the first communication ports between the corresponding first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a control unit that controls the switching unit such that a connection destination of a target port which is the first communication port serving as a target is switched to the second communication circuit when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A communication control device used in an on-vehicle communication system including an out-of-vehicle communication device being one of a plurality of function units provided in a vehicle and being capable of communicating with an external device outside the vehicle, and a switching device being capable of relaying communication data from one of the function units to another one of the function units, comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires status information indicating a status of a queue for storing in the switching device at least communication data from the out-of-vehicle communication device; and a control unit that determines restriction of transmission of communication data from the external device to the out-of-vehicle communication device based on the status information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An in-vehicle communication system is an in-vehicle communication system to be mounted on a vehicle, and includes: a gateway performing relay processing involving communication protocol conversion; and one or a plurality of switching devices performing relay processing not involving the communication protocol conversion, the gateway or the switching device manages data update of a target device mounted on the vehicle, the gateway receives update data for the target device from an external device disposed outside the vehicle, transmits, to the switching device connected thereunder, the update data for the target device, which is connected to the switching device, not holding the update data at least after completing the update, and holds the update data for the target device, which is connected thereto, also after completing the update not through the switching device.

Abstract: A relay device performs relay processing of relaying data between a plurality of function units mounted on a vehicle and includes a counting unit that counts each of the numbers of relayed packets that are the numbers of packets relayed to respective target function units being the plurality of function units of a same type in the relay processing and a detection unit that monitors a count value of the numbers counted by the counting unit and detects unauthorized communication with the target function units based on a maximum value and a minimum value of the numbers of relayed packets counted by the counting unit.

Abstract: This on-vehicle communication device includes: a storage unit configured to store correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between an address and a port number; and a communication unit configured to perform, by using the correspondence information, filtering of a packet having been received. A target port number which is a port number of a target instrument is registered in advance in the correspondence information. In the filtering, the communication unit selectively allows a packet that includes the target port number, to pass. The communication unit performs an address registration process of acquiring an address from the packet that includes the target port number and registering, into the correspondence information, the acquired address in association with the target port number. In the filtering after the address registration process, the communication unit selectively allows a packet that includes the target port number and the corresponding address, to pass.

Abstract: A switch device being equipped with an acquisition section for acquiring environmental information indicating the surrounding environment of a vehicle provided with a plurality of function sections; a switching section for performing relay processing for relaying communication data from at least one of the function sections to at least one of the other function sections; and a setting section for setting the priority level of the communication data in the relay processing on the basis of the environmental information acquired by the acquisition section.

Abstract: An on-vehicle communication system includes: a plurality of function units; and one or a plurality of switch devices, each switch device being configured to perform a relay process of relaying communication data between the function units. When unauthorized communication by a function unit has been detected, the switch device performs a validation process of validating a function unit other than an unauthorized-communication function unit that is the function unit for which the unauthorized communication has been detected.

Abstract: A control device according to this disclosure includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with an on-vehicle control device via an in-vehicle communication line; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit. The control unit executes: an acquisition process of acquiring a first time and a second time described below; and a determination process of determining, based on a result of comparison between the first time and the second time that have been acquired, whether or not rollback to a control program before update is necessary in the on-vehicle control device that is updating the control program.