Standard
CLASS B DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK INTERFACE
1991-08-01
HISTORICAL
J1850_199108
This SAE Recommended Practice establishes the requirements for a Class B Data Communication Network Interface applicable to all On and Off-Road Land Based Vehicles. It defines a minimum set of data communication requirements such that the resulting network is cost effective for simple applications and flexible enough to use in complex applications. Taken in total, the requirements contained in this document specify a data communications network that satisfies the needs of automotive manufacturers. This specification describes two specific implementations of the network, based on media/Physical Layer differences. One Physical Layer is optimized for a data rate of 10.4 Kbps while the other Physical Layer is optimized for a data rate of 41.6 Kbps. Additionally, this document outlines one Physical Layer alternative to the two fully defined implementations that may allow the network to operate at a 125 Kbps data rate.