SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRA VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a vehicle communication circuit structured to interpret vehicle communications data;

a visualization circuit structured to generate visualization data in response to the vehicle communications data, the visualization data having a first network identifier and a second network identifier each respectively corresponding to a first network onboard a vehicle and a one of an external communications portal or an external device; and

a display interface circuit structured to transmit the visualization data.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

an electronic display structured to interpret and display the visualization data.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data includes topology data corresponding to a network topology of the first network and/or the one of the external communications portal or the external device.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization circuit is further structured to include portions of meta-data of the vehicle communications data in the visualization data.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a monitoring input circuit structured to interpret a data filtering value;

wherein the visualization circuit is further structured to filter, based at least in part on the data filtering value, portions of the vehicle communications data used to generate the visualization data.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the data filtering value comprises at least one value selected from the values consisting of a network address association;

a vehicle control device association;

a vehicle system association;

a network protocol type;

an end point identifier;

a data type;

an application association;

an external device identifier;

an external communications portal identifier;

a flow association; and/or

a service group association.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the data filtering value references at least one system selected from the systems consisting of an engine system;

a steering system;

a braking system;

a fuel system;

a prime mover system;

an anti-lock braking system;

a traction control system; and/or

a drivetrain control system.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the data filtering value references at least one system selected from the systems consisting of:

a security system;

a lighting system;

a safety system;

an environmental control system;

an advanced driver-assistance system; and/or

an infotainment system.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first network identifier corresponds to an Ethernet based protocol.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first network identifier corresponds to a controller area network (CAN) based protocol.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data has a third network identifier corresponding to second network on board the vehicle, wherein the second network is of a different type than the first network.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the third network identifier corresponds to:

a cellular based protocol;

a WiFi based protocol; and/or

a Bluetooth based protocol.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises a traffic monitoring visualization.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the traffic monitoring visualization corresponds to at least one of: an end point on the first network; a vehicle system; an application; a flow; a service group; a vehicle controller; a vehicle function; the first network; a port of the first network; the external communications portal; or the external device.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises a port counter visualization.

16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises an end point data flow monitoring visualization.

17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises a network activity profile for an end point of the first network.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises an external communications portal flow monitoring visualization.

19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visualization data comprises a network activity profile for at least one of: an end point on the first network; a vehicle system; an application; a flow; a service group; a vehicle controller; a vehicle function; the first network; a port of the first network; the external communications portal; or the external device.

20 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display interface circuit is further structured to transmit the visualization data by performing at least one operation selected from the operations consisting of:

storing the visualization data on a shared storage of the vehicle;

storing the visualization data on a shared storage of the vehicle, and selectively transmitting the stored visualization data to a second external device;

transmitting the visualization data to a secured cloud storage; and

transmitting the visualization data to a secured cloud storage, and providing selected access to the stored visualization data to at least one of: a monitoring tool, an external application, a service tool, or a user device.

21 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle communication circuit is further structured to interpret vehicle communications data by performing at least one operation selected from the operations consisting of:

interpreting the vehicle communications data from a policy stored on a memory positioned on the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the vehicle communication circuit;

receiving the vehicle communications data from a service tool communicatively coupled to vehicle communication circuit;

receiving the vehicle communications data from an application communicatively coupled to the vehicle communication circuit; or

receiving the vehicle communications data from a monitoring tool communicatively coupled to the vehicle communication circuit.

22 . A method comprising:

interpreting vehicle communications data;

generating visualization data in response to the vehicle communications data, the visualization data having a first network identifier and a second network identifier each respectively corresponding to a first network onboard a vehicle and a first network onboard a vehicle and a one of an external communications portal or an external device; and

transmitting the visualization data.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises generating topology data corresponding to a network topology of the first network and/or the one of the external communications portal or the external device.

24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data further comprises including portions of meta-data of the vehicle communications data.

25 . The method of claim 22 further comprising interpreting a data filtering value and filtering, based at least in part on the data filtering value, portions of the vehicle communications data.

26 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises determining a traffic monitoring visualization.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein determining the traffic monitoring visualization comprises monitoring traffic associated with at least one of an end point on the first network; a vehicle system; an application; a flow; a service group; a vehicle controller; a vehicle function; the first network; a port of the first network; the external communications portal; or the external device.

28 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises monitoring a port and determining a port counter visualization.

29 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises monitoring data flow of an end point, and determining an end point data flow monitoring visualization.

30 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises determining a network activity profile for an end point of the first network.

31 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the visualization data comprises an external communications portal flow monitoring visualization.

32 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating visualization data comprises determining a network activity profile for at least one of: an end point on the first network; a vehicle system; an application; a flow; a service group; a vehicle controller; a vehicle function; the first network; a port of the first network; the external communications portal; or the external device.

33 . The method of claim 22 , wherein transmitting the visualization data comprises performing at least one operation selected from the operations consisting of:

storing the visualization data on a shared storage of the vehicle;

storing the visualization data on a shared storage of the vehicle, and selectively transmitting the stored visualization data to a second external device;

transmitting the visualization data to a secured cloud storage; and

transmitting the visualization data to a secured cloud storage, and providing selected access to the stored visualization data to at least one of: a monitoring tool, an external application, a service tool, or a user device.

34 . The method of claim 22 , wherein interpreting the vehicle communications data comprises performing at least one operation selected from the operations consisting of:

interpreting the vehicle communications data from a policy stored on a memory positioned on the vehicle and communicatively coupled to a vehicle communication circuit;

receiving the vehicle communications data from a service tool communicatively coupled to a vehicle communication circuit;

receiving the vehicle communications data from an application communicatively coupled to a vehicle communication circuit; or

receiving the vehicle communications data from a monitoring tool communicatively coupled to a vehicle communication circuit.