This paper proposes some enhancements to the FTT-CAN protocol in order to make it more suitable for real-time distributed embedded applications, such as those that occur in the automotive sector. The paper describes the proposed approach, its implementation and results obtained in experimental validation via a case study in the automotive area. The results obtained indicated the effectiveness of the proposed approach in enhancing the real-time behavior of the FTT-CAN protocol, while still preserving its flexibility aspects.
FTT-CAN; embedded systems; industrial communication protocols
