Communications Network - Description & Operation: Introduction

A number of different types of communication network are incorporated into the vehicle wiring harnesses for the transmission of commands and information between control modules. The configuration installed on a particular vehicle depends on the model and equipment level.

The communication networks available on the vehicle are:

• Medium speed Controller Area Network (CAN) bus
• High speed CAN bus
• Media Orientated System Transport (MOST) ring
• Local Interconnect Network (LIN) bus
• Private CAN bus