CAN - Ethernet gateway for automotive applications

This paper presents the design and practical implementation of a gateway interface between two networks, CAN and Ethernet. Data packets detected over a network will be routed to the other network, with the possibility of using various filters. Since there is no standard yet for this purpose, the paper also proposes a method to pack one or more CAN messages in an Ethernet frame. For testing purposes of the interface gateway and its implementation a series of graphical software tools running on a PC client have been developed. These tools are able to send and decode messages using the specified packaging. At the end of the paper a graphical application demonstrates the functionality of the gateway implementation and the benefits of the proposed CAN-Ethernet routing method.