MOST Forum

MOST® Forum 2012 Marked MOST150 Kickoff

The MOST Forum is an international conference and exhibition on infotainment technology using MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport). MOST is a multimedia networking technology optimized for use in cars and other applications. It enables the transport of high Quality of Service audio and video together with packet data and real-time control over a single transmission medium. The MOST Cooperation is the knowledge partner of the MOST Forum. It is the organization through which MOST Technology is standardized and refined so that it continues to stay abreast of the latest industry requirements. Today, MOST Technology is implemented in over 115 vehicle models worldwide.

For details on the MOST Forum please see www.mostforum.com.

Content

The fourth MOST Forum on March 20, 2012 in Stuttgart/Esslingen (Germany) celebrated a significant milestone of MOST Technology: with MOST150, the third MOST generation is going into series in 2012. Thus, for the first time, the MOST Ethernet channel is used in practice to transmit IP data within the vehicle. MOST150 provides an automotive-ready physical layer for Ethernet protocols in addition to transporting high Quality of Service (QoS) audio and video within the car. "The upcoming MOST Forum promises exciting presentations about the latest developments and research results," stated Dr. Christian Thiel, Administrator of the MOST Cooperation - the standardization organization for the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST). "Several carmakers and suppliers will give insight into automotive IP-based data transmission and present an outlook on future network technology and applications connected over MOST, such as driver assist systems, mobile devices, and Internet access."

Outlook on MOST Forum Agenda

After opening the conference and welcoming the attendees, Henry Muyshondt, Technical Liaison of the MOST Cooperation, will guide the program, which will begin with the keynote speech. Presentations by Fraunhofer, Sumitomo, University of Applied Sciences Nuremburg, and Yazaki will follow the keynote speech and will introduce solutions and future scenarios for the MOST physical layer. During the lunch and networking break all attendees and speakers are welcome to visit the exhibition area to learn about available MOST solutions and realizations in brand new vehicle models. The afternoon events will begin with a section on MOST Compliance and Quality presented by the Research Center for Information Technology (FZI), Tektronix, and TTTech Automotive. This section will be followed by a deeper look into MOST applications by K2L, MOST Cooperation, University Kaiserslautern, and X2E. Following the afternoon discussion and exhibition break, Daimler, Harman, and SMSC will round up this promising conference program with presentations on aspects of network and systems architecture such as digital content protection and IP-architecture as well as an outlook into the MOST future.

Audience

The MOST Forum address a broad audience including researchers, designers, engineers, system developers, as well as purchasers, journalists, and managers of the industries involved.

Event Aim

Automotive professional will present the latest and future technologies and applications based on MOST. "The MOST Cooperation is participating in this forum to help our member companies further disseminate the knowledge learned in over 10 years of intensive work", states Henry Muyshondt, Technical Liaison of the MOST Cooperation. "Our target is to provide a very high quality conference to the attendees by encouraging our members to share their experiences with MOST Technology. In addition we will be exhibiting a demonstration of the latest developments of the MOST Cooperation." The MOST Forum provides an ideal venue to share ideas and experiences, and to discuss the latest news on this de-facto automotive infotainment standard.

In the exhibition area, various companies will present their innovative MOST solutions and applications. Amongst the exhibitors will be the MOST Cooperation. Further exhibits will be by AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Goepel electronic, Hamamatsu Photonics, K2L, Melexis, Ruetz System Solutions, SMSC, Telemotive, TTTech, Vector Informatik, and others. In addition to the knowledge partner MOST Cooperation (www.mostcooperation.com), the industry partner ZVEI (Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association, www.zvei.org) and media partners Auto Electronics (www.autoelectronics.com), Automotive Industries (www.ai-online.com), EE Times Europe (www.eetimes.eu), Elektronik automotive (www.elektroniknet.de), and ElektronikPraxis (www.elektronikpraxis.de) again support the MOST Forum with their expertise and technological know-how.

Presentation

The one day conference offers interesting presentations as well as much time during breaks for networking and exchanging latest results and trends. Several companies will show their latest products and services during the concurrent exhibition. Exhibiting at the MOST Forum offers providers of MOST solutions the opportunity to present their services and latest designs to engineers and technical management of the infotainment society.

Pre-requisites

Anyone interested or involved in automotive infotainment issues is welcome to attend the MOST Forum.

MOST Forum | Conference Program (973.4 kB)

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Instructor: MOST Experts

MOST Experts Numerous experts and specialists will present the latest technologies and applications for MOST based infotainment systems. Top professionals from the automotive electronics industry and academia will meet to exchange information about recent business and technical developments in MOST systems, technologies, processes and applications. The speakers at the MOST Forum 2012 were from AUDI AG, Daimler AG, Fraunhofer IIS, FZI, HARMAN, K2L, MOST Cooperation, SMSC, Sumitomo, Tektronix, TTTech Automotive, University Kaiserslautern, University of Applied Sciences "Georg-Simon-Ohm" Nuremburg, X2E, and Yazaki.

Prices

249,00 € regular fee
169,00 € early registration
49,00 € University Rate (Please enclose evidence.)

All prices exclude German VAT

Provider

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