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OPEN Alliance SIG

OPEN Alliance SIG logo.jpg
Formation Nov. 9, 2011
Type Non-profit
Headquarters California
Region served
International
Members
125+
Website Official website

The OPEN Alliance is a non-profit, special interest group (SIG) of mainly automotive industry and technology providers collaborating to encourage wide scale adoption of Ethernet-based networks as the standard in automotive networking applications. OPEN is an acronym for one-pair Ethernet. Their current work revolves around the automotive IEEE 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 standards.

The OPEN Alliance addresses industry requirements for advanced driver assistance, comfort, and infotainment features, while significantly reducing network complexity and cabling costs.

Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). Since its commercial introduction in 1980, Ethernet was used in wired LAN applications.

In 1985, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard was introduced. Since its introduction, the IEEE 802.3 standard has transformed the way we work and play. Ethernet has made possible the networking of, among other things, PCs, smartphones, and tablets, as well as live and streaming video and optical transceivers. Technically speaking, the standard defines the physical and media access control layers for Ethernet communications across different wired devices.

Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies and today is being leveraged in automotive networks. Ethernet in automotive was initially used primarily for on-board diagnostics and has now expanded to enable advanced driver assistance systems and infotainment platforms. Ethernet has been adapted to meet the rigorous requirements of the automotive industry including TS16949 compliance/ISO 9001 certification, in-car EMC performance and AEC-Q100 qualification.

The OPEN Alliance SIG wishes to facilitate the adoption of Ethernet based communication in automotive:

Founding members of the OPEN Alliance SIG include BMW, Broadcom Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Harman International, Hyundai Motor Company, and NXP Semiconductors. Since that time membership has surged to more than 125 members.


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