Scenario extraction for a refined timing-analysis of automotive network topologies

In the past few years, many research groups have presented methods which are very valuable for analytically evaluating the timing behavior of automotive electric/electronic (E/E) systems. From an industrial perspective (view of an OEM), the novelty of this topic leads to a situation where the necessary input data for timing analysis is partially not specified or not available in an appropriate manner. Therefore, this paper presents a methodology for a systematic extraction of periodic and sporadic events in order to refine the input data for subsequent timing analysis. Our experimental results obtained with a real-world E/E-system points out the impact of the contribution.