Abstract: A system including a vehicle, a controller, and an intrusion response component. The vehicle has a plurality of network zones, each network zone including a plurality of end points. The controller includes: a network monitoring component configured to interpret network communications associated with at least one of the network zones; and a network intrusion detection component configured to detect an intrusion event in response to the network communications. The intrusion response component is configured to perform an intrusion response operation in response to the detected intrusion event.

Abstract: A device may include a vehicle comprising a plurality of network zones, each network zone comprising a plurality of end points. A device may include a controller, comprising: a log monitoring component configured to interpret a log corpus associated with at least one of the plurality of end points, a log analysis component configured to detect a risk event in response to the log corpus, and a risk response component configured to perform a risk response operation in response to the detected risk event.

Abstract: A device may include a vehicle comprising a plurality of network zones, each network zone comprising a plurality of end points. A device may include a controller, comprising: a log monitoring component configured to interpret a log corpus associated with at least one of the plurality of end points, a log analysis component configured to detect a risk event in response to the log corpus, and a risk response component configured to perform a risk response operation in response to the detected risk event.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a vehicle with a network management controller. The vehicle having a multi-zone network including a plurality of network zones including a zone manager and arranged according to a network topology description. The network management controller includes a zone implementation circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme; a zone manager command circuit structured to interpret a zone manager command description for each of the at least one zone managers; and a zone execution circuit structured to provide the corresponding zone manager command description to each of the at least one zone managers; and where each of the at least one zone managers is responsive to the corresponding zone manager command description to control communications between end points of the corresponding network zone and end points of at least one other zone of the plurality of network zones.

Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone and a converged network device (CND) interposed between the first network zone and the second network zone. The CND includes a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising a network regulation description and an external communication permission value; a configuration circuit structured to configure at least one network interface circuit in response to the policy and to configure at least one gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; the at least one network interface circuit structured to regulate communications between end points of the first and second network zone; and the gatekeeper interface circuit configured to regulate communications between end points of at least one of the first network zone or the second network zone and an external device.

Abstract: A system and method, including a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description and an external data service description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description; the gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and at least one external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device; and wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the at least one external communication portal, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal.

Abstract: A system and method, including a vehicle having at least one network zone; a converged network device (CND) interposed between the at least one network zone and at least one of an external communication portal or a first external device, the CND including a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising a network regulation description, wherein the policy is communicated to the CND from a second external device; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; and the gatekeeper interface circuit, wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the at least one network zone and the at least one of the external communication portal or the first external device.

Abstract: A system and method for interpreting a policy comprising a network usage permission description; configuring a first network interface circuit in response to the network usage permission description; and regulating communications, using the first network interface circuit, between end points of a first network zone of a vehicle and end points of a second network zone of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method including a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a converged network device (CND) interposed between the first network zone and the second network zone, the CND including a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising a network regulation description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a first network interface circuit in response to the network regulation description; and where the first network interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and end points of the second network zone.

Abstract: An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager; and a service management controller, including a service registration circuit structured to maintain a service register; a service publication circuit structured to expose at least one service; a service subscription circuit structured to enroll a requestor source; a network management controller, including a zone implementation circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme; a zone manager command circuit structured to interpret a zone manager command description; and a zone execution circuit structured to provide the corresponding zone manager command description to each of the at least one zone managers; and wherein each of the at least one zone managers is responsive to the corresponding zone manager command description and the service register to control communications.

Abstract: An example system including a vehicle multi-zone monitoring platform, including a network layout circuit structured to interpret a virtual network layout for a vehicle having a multi-zone network; a network characterization circuit structured to interpret network activity for the vehicle; and a network analysis circuit structured to determine a virtual network map in response to the virtual network layout and the network activity, and to provide the virtual network map to a user interface.

Abstract: An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager, and wherein one of the at least one zone managers comprises a central zone manager; wherein the plurality of network zones are arranged according to a network topology description; and wherein the central zone manager comprises a network management controller, including a zone implementation circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme; a zone manager command circuit structured to interpret a zone manager command description for each of the at least one zone managers; and a zone execution circuit structured to provide the corresponding zone manager command description to each of the at least one zone managers; and wherein each of the at least one zone managers is responsive to the corresponding zone manager command description to control communications.

Abstract: An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager; wherein the plurality of network zones are arranged according to a network topology description of a selected zone architecture; and a network management controller, including a zone implementation circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme; a zone manager command circuit structured to interpret a zone manager command description for each of the at least one zone managers in response to the zoned architecture communication scheme; and a zone execution circuit structured to provide the corresponding zone manager command description to each of the at least one zone managers; and wherein each of the at least one zone managers is responsive to the corresponding zone manager command description to control communications.

Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network and a second network of a different type than the first network; and a communication device interposed between the first network and the second network and structured to: generate network status data by monitoring communications of one or more devices on the first and/or the second networks; and transmit the network status data to a sensor device external to the vehicle.

Abstract: An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager; a network monitoring controller, including a network layout circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme and a network layout for the vehicle; a network characterization circuit structured to interpret network activity for the vehicle, and to determine a network performance event in response to the network activity; and a network reaction circuit structured to perform a network event action in response to the network performance event.

Abstract: An example system includes a mobile system having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a converged network device (CND) interposed between the first network zone and the second network zone, the CND comprising: a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising a network regulation description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a first network interface circuit in response to the network regulation description, and to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the network regulation description; wherein the first network interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and end points of the second network zone; and wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone with at least one of an external communications portal or an external device.

Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network and a second network of a different type than the first network; and a converged network device (CND) interposed between the first network and the second network and comprising a plurality of ports on the first network; wherein: the CND facilitates communications between the first and the second networks; and a first port of the plurality mirrors a second port of the plurality.

Abstract: An example system includes a mobile system having an Ethernet based network and a controller area network (CAN) based network; a CAN control device disposed onboard the mobile system, connected to the CAN based network, and structured to control operation of a component of the mobile system; an Ethernet control device disposed onboard the mobile system, connected to the Ethernet based network, and structured to electrically communicate with the CAN control device; an Ethernet switch disposed onboard the mobile system and having a plurality of physical ports connected to the Ethernet based network; a CAN gateway disposed onboard the mobile system and connected to the CAN based network and the Ethernet switch; and a network convergence circuit defined at least in part by the Ethernet switch and/or the CAN gateway, and structured to facilitate electronic communications between the Ethernet control device and the CAN control device.

Abstract: An example method including interpreting a vehicle network performance description; determining a zonal architecture value in response to the vehicle network performance description and a vehicle performance network impact description; and integrating a multi-zone network on a vehicle in response to the zonal architecture value.

Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network and a second network of a different type than the first network; and a communication device interposed between the first network and the second network and structured to: generate network status data by monitoring communications of one or more devices on the first and/or the second networks; and transmit the network status data to a sensor device external to the vehicle.