Performance Analysis of Byteflight Networks

Byteflight is a high performance communication network conceived for the use in passenger vehicles, which features the advantages of both the synchronous and asynchronous transmission schemes. Its development was driven by the new needs of automotive systems, which could not be satisfied by the existing solutions. In this paper, the main features of Byteflight are analysed - pointing out its advantages and drawbacks - and its performance is evaluated for the different kinds of communications that have to be supported in today's vehicles as well as in advanced automated manufacturing systems.