ESTABLISHING AND SECURING A UNIQUE WIRELESS RF LINK BETWEEN A TRACTOR AND A TRAILER USING A WIRED CONNECTION

摘要

Communications between a tractor (8) and trailer (4) are established and secured using a wired connection (5) between the physically connected tractor and trailer. Wireless ID or authentication information is communicated between tractor and trailer using the wired connection. Thereafter, a wireless, secure RF communication link (2,6) may be established between the tractor and trailer using the ID/authentication information. Further, wireless messages may be encrypted between tractor and trailer using the identification/authentication information received over the wired connection.