Ethernet TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) is transforming the landscape of automotive and industrial communications.. TSN is essentially a ‘toolbox’ of over 15 protocols built on Ethernet, including an expanding set of Quality-of-Service (QoS) mechanisms like the ‘Credit-Based Shaper’ (IEEE802.1Qav), the ‘Time-Aware Shaper’ (IEEE802.1Qbv) and the ‘Asynchronous Traffic Shaper’ (IEEE802.1Qcr), which offer capabilities far beyond basic traffic class priorities and VLANs.

While TSN provides powerful solutions for meeting the diverse real-time and safety requirements in automotive and industrial communications, it also introduces several key challenges::

  • How can TSN protocols be used most effectively? Specifically, how can they be combined and configured for optimal performance? Download this presentation for some insights into these questions.

  • What can be expected from the different TSN QoS protocols? What are the different technological, design, and configuration options available?

  • How can SOME/IP and DDS services be mapped to TSN QoS mechanisms?

  • How to design with evolutivity in mind and guarantee the amount of additional traffic the network will be able to handle?

Topology of a production cell with two interconnected machines and an automotive TSN network

Prerequisites: this training is designed for engineers with a basic understanding of real-time communication (e.g., CAN networks) and Switched Ethernet networks. No prior experience with TSN or performance evaluation and modeling tools is required.

The training is offered in various formats, including 8 sessions of 3 hours each via Webex or a 3-day on-site workshop at your office.

Detailed training content and sample materials are available upon request. The training is offered in English, German, French, Italian, or Chinese. Please contact us for more information.

 

Further information

Download publications on TSN network design and configuration.


To address these questions, drawing from RTaW’s extensive experience in designing TSN networks with leading automotive and aerospace OEMs, as well as our active role in TSN standardization—RTaW staff served as editor of the TSN standard (IEEE P802.1Qcw) and secretary of the aerospace profile standard (IEEE P802.DP)—we now offer a comprehensive TSN training with the following objectives:

  • Strengthen your knowledge of TSN networking technologies and how to effectively use them. By the end of the training, participants will gain a solid understanding of:

    • How a TSN switch operates,
    • The TSN QoS mechanisms such as defined in IEEE802.1Q, IEEE802.1Qav, IEEE802.1Qbv, IEEE802.1Qcr, IEEE802.1Qbu, IEEE802.1CB, IEEE802.1Qci, etc,
    • The specific use cases for each mechanism,
    • Challenges in configuring them and available solutions,
    • How to address hardware limitations, like idle slope granularity for CBS and limited Gate Control List entries for TAS?
    • How to model and verify Service-Oriented Architectures using SOME/IP or DDS?
    • How to verify end-to-end timing chains (from sensors to actuators), including OS and task scheduling considerations?

  • Enable participants to gain hands-on experience in modeling, designing, and evaluating the performance of TSN networks using realistic case studies from their specific application domain,

  • Gain a deep understanding of the capabilities and limitations of tools like RTaW-Pegase through hands-on exercises in the RTaW-Pegase modeling and simulation environment.